Few activities draw crowds like parades. St. Patrick’s Day
is has become a festivity around the world for the Irish and people who want to
be Irish for the day. In observance of the patron saint of Ireland, it is celebrated
on the day of his death, March 17.
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Imagination runs wild for parade participants. Tis a fine
day for a parade!
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There are two common legends about St. Patrick. The first
one is that the brilliant green 3-leaf shamrock was the method with which he taught
the Irish about the Holy Trinity. There is no reason to doubt its credibility.
Using familiar items to teach complicated lessons is a successful method that
continues today.
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The green hats of the crowd make a wonderful background for
the parade.
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The second is that he put a curse on Ireland’s venomous snakes
and herded them into the sea to drown. Repelling dangerous snakes in the name
of God is certainly an action designed to gain attention. Like all legends, a
portion of the activity may have grown over time. Acceptance is a matter of
faith.
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All parades are better with horses and law enforcement,
especially with friendly smiles like the ones shown here.
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I selected three pictures of parades in Dublin from
years past in case weather or some other thing interferes with your opportunity
to attend this year’s parade. Wear a bit of green, look for a pot of gold, try
to catch a leprechaun, and have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day!
There's nothing better than a good St. Patty's day parade. They always have so much energy!
ReplyDeleteSt. Patty's Day parades are great! We were in Washington D.C. during one and it was amazing! So much fun!!!
ReplyDeleteI missed the St. Patrick's Day parade in our town! The one you went to looks like it was a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteThese are great pictures. I wish we had a parade on St. Patrick's Day. Dublin's sounds like fun.
ReplyDeleteSt. Patrick's Day is always so much fun. I would love to experience the holiday in Ireland someday.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick's Day some day. It would be a real treat since I married into an Irish family. We were doing home renovation this weekend, so we missed our local parade :(
ReplyDeleteI love St. Patrick's Day but have not ever been to a parade for the holiday. How fun to hear your info and see the photos.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see that.Just fun time. We don't have one near us.
ReplyDeleteWe always have fun on St. Patrick’s Day. I would love to go to a parade. We make green food and treats.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to a parade one of these years. Looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this parade i my entire life, I'm so glad that you had fun there.
ReplyDeleteI love that there are so many St patrick's day parades around, I honestly had no clue until I started researching this holiday! This parade looks like such a fun time!
ReplyDeleteI love parades but St. Patrick's Day is easily on the top of my list for holidays. The snake story was always one of my favorites to tell the kids in my class.
ReplyDeleteOur local parade is this weekend! I am looking forward to it and so do the kids :)
ReplyDeleteMy kids loves parades! Any occasion will suit them just fine! I need to see if we have a St. patrick's Day parade nearby.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun parade! We missed out on our St. Patrick's Day activities this past weekend, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteI never knew either of these stories. Well maybe they were taught when I was in school and I just don't remember them. Either way both of them are very interesting. You learn something knew every day.
ReplyDeleteWe like to see the law enforcement officers on the horses too. I wish we had a st. Patty's Day Parade.
ReplyDeleteWe like to see the law enforcement officers on the horses too. I wish we had a st. Patty's Day Parade.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had St. Patricks day parades around me! I love the holiday, it is always so much fun.Thanks for some of the history behind it.
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