St. Patrick’s Palooza

Have you ever wondered why we wear green on St. Patrick’s day, or why we even celebrate it in the first place? In this article we find out everything we can about the great Saint of Ireland.

    St. Patrick’s day is a time for everyone to celebrate the birthday of Saint Patrick who lived during the fifth century in Ireland as a slave. He later escaped only to come back to Ireland. When he came back he was known as the person who brought Christianity to Ireland. In the 17th century people originally would wear blue on St. Patrick’s day, however they changed it to green soon after, since green is one of the colours on their flag.

    When I went out to ask people about their favorite St. Patricks’ day, Justin Wood (7) replied, “My favorite thing is how you get to pinch people if they’re not wearing green.” After he replied, I asked him if he would be a leprechaun for a day he stated, “Of course, how many days do you actually get to be a leprechaun?” I also went to ask  Pedro Jucino (6) what he likes about St. Patrick’s day and he said, “I loved getting free french fries and green sauce from Burger King.” I also asked him if he also would want to become a leprechaun for a day, and he replied, “Yes, because I’d get free gold and create awesome double rainbows.”

    So when the next St. Patrick’s day comes remember where the great holiday came from, and don’t forget to wear your green wherever you go. HAPPY ST.PADDY’S DAY!

-Isaiah Perkins