St Patricks Day Traditions
St Patricks Day Traditions
As St Patricks Day 2020 is almost upon us, we give you a rundown of our most celebrated Patricks Day Traditions
on our National Holiday. So put on your Grandfather Shirt, wear your Tweed
Flat Cap and grab your Shillelagh!
Here's our Top St Patricks Day Traditions:
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The St Patricks Day Parade
Wearing Shamrock
In Ireland it is well known we wear Green on St Patricks Day, but did you know we also wear Shamrock.
It is thought that St Patrick used the Shamrock leaf with its three parts to explain the Holy
Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) when preaching Christianity in Ireland.
It has also long since become an emblem of Good Luck
and National Symbol of Ireland and on St Patricks Day we wear Shamrock on our lapel.
Ceol agus Céilí
Ceol (music) and Ceili (Irish Folk Dancing) are synonymous with St Patricks Day and feature in many
parades and celebrations around the world on March 17th. Ceili dances were once a prominent
social event in Ireland and the tradition is still kept alive today. Traditional Irish music played on the
fiddle, bodhran, tin whistle and accordian accompany the
dancers. Stories, poems, ballads and Sean Nos singing are also customary at these events.
Food and Drink
Saint Patricks Day celebrations are renowned for their drinking culture, with some revellers even dying their
beer Green. Historically, the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the feast day of
St Patrick, which encouraged the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption.
The term 'Wetting the Shamrock' is often heard and refers
to having a drink to celebrate St Patricks Day. Traditionally it referred to the last drink of the
evening where a shamrock leaf was placed in a glass covered with whiskey or other alcoholic drink.
The drink is downed and shamrock is removed and thrown over the left shoulder.
A traditional meal on St Patricks Day would be Corned Beef and Cabbage or more
commonly a Roast Dinner here in Ireland.
Pilgrimages and Processions
Certain places associated with St Patrick host religious rituals like climbing mountains
barefoot, such as Croagh Patrick in County Mayo where Saint Patrick was believed to have
spent 40 days and nights fasting before banishing snakes from Ireland.
There are also holy processions to sites where relics of the saint are believed to be kept.
St Patrick
Lá Fhéile Padraig Shona Daoibh!
-Happy St Patricks Day!
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