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Saint Patrick's Day
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Ask any questions here about celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
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What two reasons should you wear green on Saint Patrick's Day?
In America it is tradition for EVERYONE to wear something green. School kids have a tradition of their own, if you are caught without something green: you get a pinch. Not a mean pinch, it's all in fun. It is also considered good luck to wear green on St. Patrick's day. Wearing green also serves as making you Irish by proxy, if you are not actually Irish. America has a huge population of Irish descendants.
Is it common to find more than one four leaf clover in the same area?
They can usually be found within the same patch.
Do the Irish celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?
One answer is we don't , it's a holiday so we'd enjoy a 'drink' or 10 . In years gone by, people would wear a sprig of shamrock on their clothes for the day , go to mass, go to see the local parade of bands and floats, then head to the pub. Nowadays it's more likely to adorn your cars with tricolour flags , go to see the local parade, go to local events, then go to the pub.
Is a white 4 leaf clover or shamrock a gang symbol?
A white 4 leaf clover? - No
All that follows is WAY off. While it may be correct for an Aryan Brotherhood gang info it has nothing to do with the Shamrocks. There is a full three patch motorcycle club "Shamrocks" that uses a white 3 leaf clover as its main patch. They do have a large chapter in Texas but there are actually 13 chapters located mostly along the east coast from NY to FL. It is a law enforcement membership only motorcycle club, hardly a 1% club or a 'gang'. All of the chapters even have websites.
A shamrock with 3 leafs? - Yes, A Texas gang with no connection at all to Ireland. The shamrock must look pretty that's why they probably used it or it's a religious thing.
Aryan Brotherhood (AB)Gender Makeup: Male
Racial Makeup: White
Origin: Originated in 1967 in the San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections.
Characteristics:
- Unaffiliated splinter groups sometimes use the name of their state along with the name "Aryan Brotherhood" (e.g., Aryan Brotherhood of Texas).
- Members display many white supremacist, neo-nazi characteristics and ideology, but often state their goals as simply "getting high and getting over," or making their stay in the prison as comfortable as possible.
- Members are ordinarily apolitical. Most are in custody for crimes such as robbery.
Identifiers/Symbols:
- Shamrock clover leaf
- Initials "AB"
- Swastikas
- Double lighting bolts
- The numbers "666"
- Known to use Gaelic (old Irish) symbols as a method of coding communications
- Aryan Brotherhood groups from other states often accompany the symbols mentioned above with the name of the state
Enemies/Rivals:
The AB maintains a working relationship with the Mexican Mafia (EME) and therefore opposes the EME's long-time enemy, the La Nuestra Familia (NF).
The Aryan Brotherhood has traditionally nurtured a deep hatred toward black individuals and members of black groups/gangs, such as the:
- Black Guerrilla Family (BGF)
- Crips
- Bloods
- El Rukns
Allies:
- Maintains a working relationship with the Mexican Mafia (EME).
- Is known to give moral support to black groups in an effort to encourage possible prison disturbances.
- Utilizes black associates to buy and sell drugs to elements of the black prison population.
- Compatibles with most motorcycle gangs; many members were former "Bikers."
- Compatible with most white supremacy groups. This often leads to confusion in distinguishing AB members from other white supremacist groups, particularly when making identification by their tattoos or symbols.
- "Copy cat" Aryan Brotherhood groups are generally tolerated by true members. However, federal and California ABs do not consider them to be legitimate and may threaten violence if AB tattoos are not burned or cut off.
- Actively cooperates with the Dirty White Boys, an Anglo spin-off gang of the Texas Syndicate. Similar cooperation has been observed with the Silent Brotherhood.
Recruitment/Initiation:
- Membership in the AB has traditionally come from white male inmates.
- Lifelong allegiance is a requirement.
- A "Blood in, blood out" oath must be taken.
- Often a "hit" or significant act of violence is required before full membership is earned.
- Candidacy for membership may last a year or more.
Propensity for Disruptive Behavior:
- Aryan Brotherhood is not readily recognizable; however, receipt of inmates on interstate compact and the current membership in groups with white supremacy ideology lend to the threat of an organizing AB within our facilities.
- Main activities of the AB are centered on drug trafficking, extortion, pressure rackets, and internal discipline.
- Prison activities include introduction of contraband, distribution of drugs, and getting past facility rules and regulations.
- Traditionally, targets have been non-gang inmates and internal discipline.
- From 1975 to 1985, members committed 40 homicides in California prisons and local jails, as well as 13 homicides in the community.
- From 1978 to 1992, AB members, suspects, and associates in the federal system were involved in 26 homicides, 3 of which involved staff victims.
Once released from custody, AB members are actively expected to continue to assist or "score" for the members remaining in prison.
Why do people get pinched on Saint Patrick's Day if they do not wear green?
It's thought that the pinching started in the early 1700s, about the time that awareness of St. Patrick's as a holiday came to the fore, too, in Boston, in the Massachusetts colony. They thought if you wore green, it made you invisible to the Leprechauns, which was good because they would pinch anyone they could see. So the pinching is to warn and remind you about the Leprechauns.
Pinching those not wearing green on St. Patrick's Day is an American tradition, having really nothing to do with Ireland or St. Patrick Wrong. I have lived in Ireland. The truth is, Irish people think Americans are crazy. St. Patrick's Day is not even remotely celebrated over there as heavily as it is in the US.
WikiAnswers users share their ideas on the origin:
- Many years ago, playful Irish children began the tradition of pinching people who forgot to wear green on St. Patrick's Day and the tradition is still practiced today.
- You get pinched because you're a nonconformist.
- Pinching gives you a bruise so you can have some green on you.
- The act of pinching on St. Patrick's day began in America with Irish settlers who tried to get their kids to behave by telling them that fairies would come pinch them.
What is the name of the Irish pouch that is worn with the kilt?
Sporran is the name of that pouch that are worn with the kilt. The Utility Kilt is offering all types of sporrans including dress sporrans, leather sporrans and horse hair sporrans. theutilitykilt .com
What are some famous Irish foods?
There are many Irish dishes involving potatoes. Colcannon is a dish made of potato and one of wild garlic (the earliest form), cabbage or curly kale, (compare bubble and squeak). Champ is a combination of mashed potato and egg, into which chopped scallions (spring onions) are mixed.
Other examples of simple Irish meals are Irish stew, and also bacon and cabbage (boiled together in water). Boxty is another traditional dish. A dish mostly particular to Dublin is coddle, which involves boiled pork sausages. Ireland is famous for the Irish breakfast, consisting mainly of pork, and, particularly in Ulster, fried potato farls.
Seafood has never been a mainstay of the Irish diet, despite the country being an island, but many dishes have developed nonetheless, and it has gained popularity, especially due to the high quality of shellfish--e.g. Dublin Bay Prawns, Galway Oysters (an oyster festival is held in Galway every September where oysters are often served with Guinness). Salmon and cod are perhaps the two most common types of fish used. Hotels might also serve oysters and mussels.
Traditional Irish breads include soda bread, wheaten bread, soda farls, and blaa, a doughy white bread roll particular to Waterford.
How do you say St Patrick's day in French?
The French would not particularly celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Irish people in France or French people in Ireland will celebrate. Irish people in France would get together with friends and maybe have a meal or a few drinks. French people in Ireland would join in the local festivities such as the parades that happen around Ireland. It is also a bank holiday in Ireland, so most people will not be working. It is not a bank holiday in France.
The 40 leaf clovers are real and can be found in Ireland.
What does it mean when you find three four leaf clovers?
Nothing. My friend found over twenty and gave them to our entire soccer team. We still lost the following game.
Why do people say Christians wear orange on St Patrick's Day?
Irish Catholics wear green, and Irish Protestants wear orange. This is because of the first Protest King William of Orange. St. Patrick was neither Catholic nor Protestant, he was Christian, as he was alive long before the Protestant Revolution.
Answer:
I myself do not wear green nor orange on Saint Patrick's day because either colour worn on that day would show an allegiance to one side or the other of this stupid rivalry between the Catholics (green) and the Protestants (orange). These two camps have been murdering each other (and innocent bystanders) for hundreds of years. It is totally sick.
If you think I am wrong, try wearing the wrong colour at one side or another's parade or football game in Britain and see what a "Christian" does to you. It's no different or better than the Crips verses the Bloods, or the Hell's Angels verses the Banditos. It's just as stupid but has been going on for much longer. And no amount of justifying the violence for one side or the other makes it right.
Wearing green or orange on that day would be like being in Africa and wearing something that identified oneself with either the Hutu or Tutsi tribes in Africa which have been hacking each other to death on and off for decades. Who would want to identify with either side?
You could wear their colours, but when you know what has been associated with the whole thing, why would you want to?
What is another name for a three leaf clover?
3-Leaf Clover, is Ireland's most recognized National Symbol.In mind of this St. Patrick used to the Shamrock to explain the concept of the holy trinity - that God was composed of three entities - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - yet each entitiy was part of the other just like the shamrock has three leaves but a single stem.
How do you find a 4 leaf clover just like that?
Ok. If you want to find a four leaf clover look in a clover patch. They are usually by white weeds or flowers as some people call them. They don't have the heart-shaped leaves. They have the single leaf. They are usually the tallest clover. Make sure that another clover isn't underneath it just in case one of it's leaves are sticking out to make it look like a four leaf clover. Be sure to tape it or else it will shrivel up. If it does stick it in a big book for an hour or more. Then tape it to a piece of paper. Good Luck!
Ireland and Éire are official names and it is also known as the Republic of Ireland, although that is not an official name, but just a reference to the country, often used to distinguish it from Northern Ireland.
Do you have to pay to kiss the blarney stone?
Not to kiss the stone, but you might want to buy a photograph of you doing it. Kissing the stone is hard work , by the way. You need to be fit.
How long does a four leaf clover last?
Only a few days after it's been unplug. You could dry it and make it last, but they usually fall apart.
What does the st patricks custom drowning the shamrock entail?
My guess would be it's a insider-phrase of getting drunk, or "wetting the pipes."
The meaning of "drowning the shamrock" is from years past in Ireland.
The Shamrock was worn to show unity and to show the Trinity. As the men worn their shamrock on their left breast of their chest they would celebrate St. Patrick's day most times in the local pub.
Now here is where drowning the shamrock gets it's meaning.The very last drink of the night the guys would place their shamrock into the drink that they would have and since it was in the drink it was called; drowning the shamrock.
I had heard this from my Grandmother when I was younger.
Which countries celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?
We here in Canada celebrate, some of us get carried away.
AnswerWe do here in the UK, which is Wales, England, Northern Ireland & Scotland....so you can add those to your collection! AnswerIt is also widely celebrated here in the United States, given our large population of Irish descendants.Its Celebrated in Australia just as big as if it was Australia day they even turn the Opera house Green! but it is also celebrated in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina and New Zealand.
What cities have a St Patrick's Day parade?
I believe the largest parade is in Chicago. They Chicago River is even turned green for the day. Ginny
Why do leprechauns keep their gold from people?
Because Leprechauns and the rest are real and the Irish are smart.
What is the connection between the color green and Saint Patrick's Day?
Ireland's flag is orange, white and green. Southern Ireland's "theme" colour is green but northern Ireland's colour is orange. Irish Catholics were considered "Green", Irish Protestants were considered "Orange". Wearing Green on St. Patricks day is effectively declaring yourself to be in support of Irish Catholics. Many in Ireland consider people in the U.S. to be incredibly naive to take sides and not know that they have offended all of the Irish Protestants when we make a big show of wearing green on St. Patricks day.
