It symbolizes the Trinity (three leaves). Legend has it that St. Patrick used a shamrock to illustrate the idea of the Trinity.
St.Patrick's day is the celebration of st.Patrick converting the Irish to christians, and the symbol of Ireland is green.
yes he is so have it sam he wears green and hes always drunk on the job shamrock eater
It is Ireland's national holiday. Where there are Irish people or people of Irish descent, St. Patrick's day will be celebrated. St. Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland, which is why he is so important to the Irish people.
It was the most important food for most Irish people, so they did depend on it. When the crop failed because of the potato blight, there was not enough to eat and many people starved to death or left Ireland.
Irish people are not arrogant.
St. Patrick used the shamrock, a three-leafed clover, to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) to the Irish people during his mission to convert them to Christianity. It served as a simple visual aid to help them understand this complex theological idea.
Well im Irish and to answer your question, it really isn't important to us at all beyond a hobby. Dont let Riverdance fool you its only done for enjoyment here and to be honest not by a huge amount of people.
The shamrock comes from an old Irish folklore of luck. The say a four leaf clover is filled with good luck. find one, and you have a wealth of luck. The four leaf clover is also called, a shamrock.
St Patrick is the Patron saint of Ireland , he brought Christianity to Ireland using the shamrock to explain the HOLY TRINITY ie three beings in one ,he used the three leaves on the shamrock to explain this hence we got our Eblem , There are many ideas where he came from but he was sent back by room to convert the then Pagan country St Patrick is the Patron saint of Ireland , he brought Christianity to Ireland using the shamrock to explain the HOLY TRINITY ie three beings in one ,he used the three leaves on the shamrock to explain this hence we got our Eblem , There are many ideas where he came from but he was sent back by room to convert the then Pagan country
Oh yes, it does! people have religions, so it applies to their customs.
Ireland is a Christian country, so Christmas is an important holiday for Irish people.
it isn't realy important but it is the first colour of out flag and a clover is the sign of ireland and they are green so on paddies day we have it all over