St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, but how much do you really know about the man for whom the holiday is named and the holiday? The people at findingDulcinea, a travel guide publisher and information Web site, were kind enough to share their list of Things You Probably Didn’t Know about St. Patrick’s Day:
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February 1 is St. Brigid’s Day in Ireland. St. Brigid, who lived in Ireland during the 5th and 6th centuries, is one of three patron saints of Ireland (with St. Patrick and St. Columba). She is also the patron saint of babies, blacksmiths, boatmen, cattle, dairymen, fugitives, travelers, nuns, poets, sailors, and scholars. (busy […]
St. Anthony, who is honored on January 17, is a handy guy to have around. He is the patron saint of domestic animals, basket makers, Sicily, Brazil, butchers, cemetery workers, hermits, hogs, and monks–an eclectic mixture, to say the least.
The real St. Anthony lived near Alexandria, Egypt, in the 3rd and 4th centuries. He […]
Sweden celebrates Christmas for 20 days, beginning on December 25 and ending on St. Knut’s Day, January 13. The tradition, called Tjugondag Knut in Swedish, began in the 11th century by King Knut (later canonized by the Catholic church for his kindness and generosity).
The occasion is marked with small gifts of candy and cookies (which […]
St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, is a celebration of all things Irish. Originally, a day to commemorate the Roman Catholic St. Patrick, the day has evolved into a day of parades, Irish food, green beer, and lots of Irish song and dance.
Several symbols are commonly associate with St. Patrick’s Day–the shamrock, a pot of gold, […]
We’re not going to talk about all of the Saints’ days here at All Holiday Cafe. That would be a full-time blog all by itself. However, a few of these days are particularly interesting. One such day is Ste. Genevieve Day, January 3.
Ste. Genevieve is the patron saint of Paris as well […]
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