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The modern St. Patrick’s day is traditionally looked upon as an excuse to over indulge in drink and food. It has become associated with green beer, wearing of green, excess and drunkenness. However the traditional celebration was far removed from its modern day incarnation. Just what are the Origins Of St. Patrick’s Day?
Who Was This Patrick Fellow?
It is generally accepted that the man who became St. Patrick was born around AD 387, and was a Catholic missionary in Ireland during the second half of the 5th century. The details of his life that are universally accepted to come from two authenticated letters that were written by him. When he was around 14 he was captured by Irish raiders in Britain and taken to Ireland as a slave, where he remained until he escaped and returned to his family 6 years later. On his return to Britain he entered the church, and later returned to Ireland as an ordained Bishop. That’s about it – that’s all that is known factually other than he spent his life working in the north and west of Ireland, but little detail of this time exists. He is said to have died on the 17th of March AD 460 and this is where the date of St. Patrick’s day comes from. Whether this is true or even if this was the same Patrick is unclear.
The Legend of St. Patrick
Many stories surround St. Patrick. One of the most often told is that he banished the snakes from Ireland. The origin of this story is most likely a reference to his attempts to drive Pagan Druids from Ireland, their symbol being a serpent. It is unlikely that there were ever actually any snakes in Ireland. The colour green probably comes from the three leafed shamrock, which was used by the Catholic ministers in Ireland to teach the concept of the Holy Trinity to the people.
St. Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s day is held on the 17th of March; the supposed date of St. Patrick’s death. On this day, after church services, the people of Ireland were allowed to feast, and was the only day in the 40 day Lent period that Irish Catholics were allowed to eat meat and drink. No wonder it became popular!
Modern St. Patrick’s Day
The modern St. Patrick’s day is very much a North American invention, originally brought to the USA by Irish immigrants. Over the years it has become a day to celebrate to excess and wear green clothes and make everything green. It’s now a day where everyone, regardless of their place of birth, becomes just a little bit Irish. I hope you have learned a little of the the True Origins of St. Patrick’s Day and this will add something to your enjoyment of this 17th of March as you drink your green beer.
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A strand of peals… a ruby ring… a stunning watch… All these have to do with Valentine’s Day happiness and gifts of love for your special Valentine. But there is even for more your Valentine than this. Read on and find out what.
Presenting a gift to the one you love has been a popular custom for centuries. But it really took an interesting twist in 18th Century Turkey. At that time, lovers would send each other “love baskets.” These baskets were hand delivered, often by a woman in the village. The baskets contained feathers, charcoal, flowers, wax, and other items. Each item signified a special message of passion that the lovers understood.
Meanwhile, in Europe, couples were sending each other flowers. Similar to the items in the “love baskets,” each type of flower carried a message of love and passion. For instance, a red rose meant, “I love you with all my heart.” An orchid signified, “Our love is pure.” And, a camellia conveyed, “I am so proud of my love for you.” Many of the messages are lost to us today even though red roses still mean, “I love you.”
Lovers relied on flowers to carry their romantic feelings until about the 1750s when hand-made cards came into fashion. These cards were heavy with decorations of lace, paintings of flowers, and gold. A century later, cards were made by machine and contained shells and other decorations. Along with the cards, lovers exchanged gifts – much as we do today.
And now, draw up a chair and relax while we look at some 21st Century Valentine’s Day gifts of love.
1) Matching Wristwatches – A pair of fine gold wristwatches for him and her would be a tribute to your love for your Valentine. To personalize this gift, have your Valentine’s initials and your engraved on the backs. Fine watches come in every price range – from the very expensive such as Rolex and Chanel to Movado, Chopard, and de Grisogno.
2) Dream Vacation – A dream vacation for two might just be the most welcome gift of all. Travel to Bermuda, Cancun, or Venice and stay for a week in an elegant hotel with a great restaurant. For a more adventurous trip, consider a Caribbean cruise or a cruise to Alaska in summer.
3) Museum Art – Here is a gift that always pleases. Almost every large museum has a proper gift shop where you can buy a reproduction of great art on display inside the museum. Some of this art is sculpture such as intertwining hearts, cupids, and classical statues. Each piece will remind your Valentine of your undying love.
4) Treasured Name Scroll – Your beloved’s name is a precious sight. Why not have a beautiful scroll made of his or her first name against the background of a painting or majestic crest. Included in handsome printing is the name and its meaning, facts about the name, and famous people who bear the name. A golden crown, seals, and colorful borders complete the scroll. It is ready for framing and comes with a free gift you will also treasure.
5) Your Valentine’s Family Tree – Now, here is a rare and fascinating gift. Most people want to learn their genealogy. So what better gift for the one you love than a family tree. Hire a genealogy researcher on an hourly basis to comb through public records. Who knows, he or she may uncover some famous ancestors as well as a handsome family crest.
Have a happy Valentine’s Day and remember that Valentine’s Day happiness and gifts of love for your special Valentine will thrill your beloved. It does not matter so much what the gift is as long as it comes from your heart.
As you probably know, Saint Valentine’s Day (often known as simply as “Valentine’s Day”) is a holiday celebrated on February 14th. On this day, it is common for lovers to exchange cards, gifts or flowers, for proposals of marriage to be made, and people to give to charity, or give each other candy.
These days of course, children also want to get into the spirit of Saint Valentine’s Day. Kids love to create Valentine’s crafts, send each other Valentine’s Day greeting cards, and play Valentine’s games. Parents and teachers will therefore want to be on the lookout for activities and games that are suitable for February 14th.
One idea for a suitable activity is to play bingo. However, instead of using bingo cards containing numbers, cards containing words chosen specially for the occasion (such as “Admirer”, “Chocolates”, “Cupid”, “Kiss”, “Perfume” or “Sweet Heart”) are used instead. The kids are each given their own bingo card, the teacher or parent acts as caller, and you’re ready to play! The beauty of bingo, is that it’s easy to learn and play, can be tied in with the theme of the day, and, most importantly, is a lot of fun!
Of course in order to play the game, the main obstacle that needs to be overcome is getting suitable bingo cards. In the past, this was often a problem as you had to send off for preprinted cards, and these weren’t always cheap or easy to obtain. Today, however things are much easier – parents and teachers can simply print bingo cards from their computer: free Valentine’s bingo printables are available on the Internet, or you can download affordable and easy-to-use software which makes it incredibly easy to print custom bingo cards.
I’ve visited Dublin when I was 12 years old, I am irish, and I fell in love with Ireland and didn’t want to come home. I’d like to go to college in Dublin. If you live in Dublin, what do you like about it? Is it expensive for an 18-20 year old who’s college bound? What is it like on saint patricks day?
There are as many as eight possible Valentines Day origins and the three most likely contenders were all early church martyrs.
However, before the Christian Saints, the day started as a festival to honour Juno, Queen of the Roman deities. Juno was sister and consort of Jupiter, mother of Mars, and one of the most important of the Roman pantheon. She had many duties, each with an associated title, as a protector of the Roman people she was Juno Regina, advisor to those about to marry as Juno Moneta and as goddess of Roman women and childbirth, Juno Lucina. From her title “Juno Moneta” we get the word “money” because the Roman mint was built close to one of her temples. For most Romans she was a protector of women as the goddess of marriage, fertility and all aspects of pregnancy and childbirth
Her day was 14 February and the following day was the Feast of Lupercalia.
Lupercalia began at the Ides of February. Members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, would gather at the sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would then sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification.
Young men then sliced the goat’s hide into strips, dipped them in the sacrificial blood and took to the streets, gently slapping both women and fields of crops with the goathide strips to encourage fertility in the coming year.
Lupercalia was also celebrated as a young lovers’ festival with a novel matchmaking game. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of the eligible daughters of Rome were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl’s name from the jar and the two would then be partners for the duration of the festival.
In 496 CE, Pope Gelasius changed the date of the Lupercalia festival to Saint Valentine’s Day, February 14. Associating the matchmaking feast with the martyrdom of Valentine was convenient because the days were almost identical.
So traditionally, mid-February was a Roman time to meet and court prospective mates. More than fifteen hundred years later we continue the tradition
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their Valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling, that you are ready to fall a victim to romantic love. Is your heart on your sleeve ?
Everyone has a mother, and around the world, no matter which culture or geographic location, you can rest assured that some form of Mother’s Day will be celebrated. It is a well-known fact that more of us go out to eat at a restaurant on Mother’s Day than on any other holiday of the year. Every holiday has its food and customs, yet in the U.S. Mother’s Day has few customary traditions. Instead, you can be sure to give your mother a great Mother’s Day gift in the form of a festive celebration that focuses on all the things your Mother likes, in all its customized glory.
Food is always an important consideration in every celebration, and Mother’s Day is no exception. It is easy to make sure that you cover all bases when it comes to gift food for your mother when you present her with gourmet Mother’s Day gift baskets. You can be sure to select all the different types of special foods that she enjoys, and include a bit of everything in your customized gift basket. If she is a lover of sweets, then you might wish to add gourmet chocolates, candies, and baked goods. These items could consist of milk, dark or white chocolate truffles, or hand-dipped candies, whereas the baked items could start with decorated gourmet cookies and end with chocolate-dipped pretzels. On the other hand, your Mom may prefer the savory side of life. This is when glorious tastes such as imported gourmet caviar, capers, anchovies, olives, and cheeses might cause her mouth to water. A fine bottle of wine or champagne would be a fantastic finish to a thoughtful gift.
Another way to customize a celebration to what your Mother enjoys is through the use of color in decorations. If your celebration is meant to be a surprise, you might be able to determine your Mom’s favorite colors by the clothes she wears, or the color of flowers she grows in her garden, or even the paint colors she has used in her home. But likely she has told you what shades she likes at one time or another. Now is the time to use those hues to glorious effect, in terms of decorating the table for the celebration, the flowers you might select, and the colors of gift wraps and ribbons that she would most enjoy. It is easy to create a great impression when your gift basket not only includes items in her favorite colors, but the basket itself is wrapped in colorful sheer plastics, and tied with layers of ribbons in all the tones she gravitates toward. The final touch is to include a beautiful gift card to commemorate her happy day.
Everyone just calls it Valentine’s Day instead of St. Valentine’s Day. It would sound a little weird if next month we just called it Patrick’s Day. Where is the outrage from the Christian Right? Is it because most Protestants do not recognize ‘saints’?
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Perhaps best of all about visiting Rome at the holidays (certainly not the weather, December can be close to freezing) is the experience of the wonderful and exuberant traditions of an Italian Christmas which can be seen all across the city.
Piazza Navona, one of Rome’s most popular squares becomes a center stage during the holiday season. A Christmas market is set up here which includes all sorts of games, candy and toys for children as well as holiday crafts, artists and food for the adults. Children here get their stockings for the “Befana” also known as the good little witch which brings candy to the kids on the day of the epiphany. Even Santa makes his special appearance here.
On the other hand, the Vatican becomes the magical setting during the holiday season. Every year a nativity scene is created and unveiled on Christmas Eve. Pilgrims from all over the world are drawn to Rome just to admire it. Aside from the nativity, a tree is also placed in the center of St. Peter’s square that measures about 30 meters (100 feet). This tradition was originated by Pope John Paul II in 1982 and since then, it’s been a gift from one of Italy’s regions or an E.U. nation.
Midnight mass takes place on Christmas Eve and is given by the Pope at St. Peter’s Basilica. If you are fortunate enough to obtain tickets for this grand event, it is truly a special one to enjoy. Without the tourist crowds or long lines, you can truly take in the traditional beliefs of this holiday from one of the most important places of worship in the world of Christianity.
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Mother’s Day has ancient origins. In Greece, the people kept a special day to honor Rhea, the mother of the Greek gods. In Rome a few centuries later, the goddess Juno was honored at a feast called the Matronalia. The ancient Egyptians had a holiday honoring Isis, mother of Horus.
Mother’s Day became established as a Christian holiday in Europe. In the 16th century, apprentices and indentured servants were allowed to return home to visit their families on the fourth Sunday of Lent. This tradition may have given rise to the British Mothering Sunday.
Mothering Sunday failed to catch on in early America. However, in the United States during the time of the Civil War, Ann Jarvis, a young Appalachian woman, organized women on both sides of the conflict to work for to improve sanitation on “Mother’s Work Days.” When Ann Jarvis died in the early 1900′s, her daughter, Anna, started a passionate crusade for Mother’s Day as a national holiday.
Jarvis worked to convince church and political leaders to honor a special day for mothers. Although she succeeded in making Mother’s Day nationally recognized in 1914, she took little joy in her success. She began to speak out against the commercialization of her holiday. But by then it was too late-Mother’s Day was established.
Today, Mother’s Day is an important holiday celebrated in some form all over the world. Send your mother a card or flowers on Mother’s Day, but make sure she knows that she’s appreciated all year round.
As legend has it, Saint Patrick of the holiday Saint Patrick’s Day was of Wales, born in AD 385. He took on work as an Ireland bishop ironically after spending the first sixteen years of his life as a pagan. It took being captured and sold as a slave by Irish marauders to cause him to create a relationship with God.
He lived as a slave for six years before he escaped to Gaul. Here, he dedicated twelve years of his life to the monastery of Saint Germain, the Auxerre bishop, that he had escaped to and he firmly believed at the close of his studies that he was meant to convert pagan believers in the direction of God. The young lad of The Saint Patrick’s Day tale soon would travel back to Ireland to convert others to Christianity.
Saint Patrick carried on in this manner, establishing monasteries, schools and churches in Ireland for thirty years before retiring to a place named County Down, where he died in 461 AD. There is a vast amount of folklore that has never been substantiated. Some believed he raised people of the dead while other stories claim he eradicated all of the snakes of Ireland with one sermon. Even with such a religious background, Saint Patrick’s Day has come to be a secular holiday.
The ever-famous icon held in the three-leafed-shamrock comes from an Irish legend where Saint Patrick used this object to describe Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as separate but connected entities. Believers gained a custom of wearing a shamrock on Saint Patrick’s day of feast.
America formally adopted this legend in 1737 when its people publicly celebrated the holiday in Boston. Today this ceremony includes the color of green to represent the shamrock, parades of celebration and the merry times of socializing with beer.
Even though it’s hard to find a rhyming poem in card stores, and rhyme is out of fashion with contemporary poets and poetry critics, people still love them. On the Internet, hundreds of thousands of people searched on the term “Christmas poem” in the month of December alone, in 2004. That doesn’t include searches on Christmas poetry, Christmas rhyme, Christmas verse and Christmas greeting.
Here are some Christmas verses for your cards and e-cards:
The Gift of Knowing You
The Christmas season fills our hearts with joy;
Bright, happy days bring special kinds of pleasure.
We’re wrapped in the excitement of it all,
The sights, the sounds, the smells, the tastes we treasure.
Yet when we have some quiet time to think
About our finest blessings all year through,
We focus on our family and our friends,
And appreciate the gift of knowing you!
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Rhyming poems are harder to write than free verse or prose poems (which modern poets favor), so they are fewer in number and harder to find.
Here’s another Christmas card poem, written especially for folks who spend Christmas in sunny, warm areas, such as Florida and Southern California:
A Sunny Christmas
Every year at Christmas time
There’s not a sign of snow.
Instead we spend our yuletide days
In the sun’s warm cheery glow.
We have the best of Christmas things,
The lights, the gifts, the bells,
(And “snowbirds” who arrive en masse
To fill our beach hotels.)
The glorious weather fits right in
With our happy Christmas mood,
And we can also walk and run
Without having to be snowshoed.
So don’t feel bad for your (location) friends
Who have no snow or ice.
We think our sunny Christmas here
Is a holiday paradise!
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Start using rhyming poems to make all your greeting cards and occasions extra special. Greeting card poems provide a simple, easy way to make a good impression.
Copyright 2005 by Joanna Fuchs
Hot should I paint my nails for valentines day? My toes are dark pink and light pink alternating and on my big toenail is a big heart a little heart and polka dots. How should I decorate my fingernails? I already painted them purple .
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