Irish Wiccan's actually tend to oppose St. Patrick's Day. Due to the fact that he oppressed the pagan ways and "drove the snakes out of Ireland". St. Patrick is the man most Christian denominations thank for the conversion of the ancient Irish Pagans. However, conversion of medieval Pagan populations to Christianity was never a sudden and complete transformation. In most cases, local folks were so deeply connected to their ancestral beliefs and deities that the missionaries had to shape their teachings to better fit the local Pagan traditions.
In Ireland, were Pagans worshipped a large pantheon of Celtic deities, the first and foremost divine being was a Triple Goddess representing love, fertility, and wisdom. Legend has it that St. Patrick, during his very best conversion speech, stood on top of the Rock of Cashel in the province of Munster and picked up a clover from the green lush of the Irish land. Showing the three leaves of the clover to the Pagans, he explained to them the Christian Trinity, and from this day on, the clover became the symbol of Ireland. This legend is an obvious and gross attempt by the clergy to christianize an old pagan symbol of the Triple Goddess.
Today, some Wiccans oppose St. Patrick's day because it celebrates the conversion of Pagans. However, there are Wiccans who actually enjoy the celebration because of its "hidden" Pagan meaning, and smile when they see devout Christians wearing a symbol of the Goddess.
St. Patricks day! About 65% of the people at the St. Patricks day parade are Irish!
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Yes. It should be St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick's day originated from Ireland
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Green is the primary color of St. Patrick's day.
Blue is the offical color of st patricks day.