{"id":83730,"date":"2015-03-17T11:15:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T09:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/83730\/5-quick-facts-and-myths-about-saint-patricks-day\/"},"modified":"2015-03-17T11:15:29","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T09:15:29","slug":"5-quick-facts-and-myths-about-saint-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/03\/17\/5-quick-facts-and-myths-about-saint-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"5 quick facts and myths about Saint Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randfonteinherald.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-179606 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/randfonteinherald.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/11-800x243.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"640\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 One common myth about St. Patrick is that he drove all of the snakes out of Ireland&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/SoRIigWMtZiyk\" width=\"480\" height=\"195\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Irish immigrants who went to the USA, turned this minor religious holiday into a partying day as they celebrated their Irish roots and customs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randfonteinherald.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/party.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179607\" src=\"https:\/\/randfonteinherald.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/party.gif\" alt=\"party\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Green is the official color of St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, mainly because of its connections to Ireland in springtime, and the Irish flag<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randfonteinherald.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/green.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179608\" src=\"https:\/\/randfonteinherald.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/green.gif\" alt=\"green\" width=\"500\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Shamrocks (those three leaf clovers) are another green symbol of Ireland, and was said to be used by Saint Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity\u00a0\u00a0 (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit) while trying to convert people to Christianity<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/5xtDarvzNuv4MjDmUjC\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 More than 13 million pints of Guiness are consumed around the globe on St. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randfonteinherald.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Guiness.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179609\" src=\"https:\/\/randfonteinherald.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Guiness.gif\" alt=\"Guiness\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='bc61e56a64cf6926a035d4408a1bd935'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Irish and the Irish-at-heart celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day across the world. 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