happy St. Patrick's day 17-MARCH-2016

IRISH PEOPLE : HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S  DAY 

WHY WE ACTUALLY CELEBRATE SAINTS PATRICK'S DAY

1. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Lutheran Church.
2. The day signifies the arrival of Christianity to Ireland  and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.
3. what basically celebration involves                                                                                       1.public parades and festivals céilithe.                       

  2.the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.Christians also attend church services and the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol are lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption.

CUSTOM OF WEARING GREEN 

• On St Patrick's Day it is customary to wear shamrocks and/or green clothing or accessories (the "wearing of the green"). St Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish

• St Patrick drawing upon the visual concept of the triskele when he uses the shamrock to explain the Trinity therefore mostly people wear shamrock.
• The wearing of the 'St Patrick's Day Cross' was also a popular custom in Ireland until the early 20th century. These were a Celtic Christian cross made of paper that was "covered with silk or ribbon of different colours, and a bunch or rosette of green silk in the centre          

LIST OF EVENTS TO BE HELD IN IRELAND :

• The Saint Patrick's Day Test is an international rugby league tournament that is played between the US and Ireland. The competition was first started in 1995 with Ireland winning the first two tests with the US winning the last 4 in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004. The game is usually held on or around 17 March to coincide with Saint Patrick's Day.
• Traditionally the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship and All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship are held on Saint Patrick's Day in Croke Park, Dublin. The Interprovincial Championship was previously held on 17 March but this was switched to games being played in Autumn.
• The Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup, Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup and Ulster Schools Senior Cup are held on Saint Patrick's Day. The Connacht Schools Rugby Senior Cup is held on the weekend before Saint Patrick's Day.

CELEBRATION DONE IN IRELAND:

Cork

Belfast

Dublin

Omagh, County Tyrone

Downpatrick, County Down

Gweedore, County Donegal

CELEBRATION AROUND THE GLOBE :

Sydney Opera House, Australia

Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany

Chicago, Illinois, US

International Space Station

Disneyland Paris, France

Moscow, Russia

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Coatbridge, Scotland  Kumamoto, Japan  White House, Washington DC, US  Dallas, Texas, US  Cleveland, Ohio, US