Ann Wilson of Heart - Anguish

Happy St. Patrick's Day~

17 March is much more than just Guinness, pinching, and wearing green. Like many traditional holidays, St Patrick’s Day has roots in Paganism. 

Paganism today goes by many names and is still a practised around the world, with roughly 250,000 neopagans in the United Kingdom alone. Pagan festivals and holidays tend to be rooted around deep connections with nature and natural seasonal cycles.

St Patrick’s Day honours the patron saint of Ireland, St Patrick, who was instrumental in transitioning Ireland away from Paganism towards Christianity. 

You’ve probably heard the legend of St Patrick delivering a sermon so powerful it chased the snakes out of Ireland.

That story is believed by many to be a metaphor representing St. Pat chasing the Pagans and Druidic priests (the snakes) out of the country.

For the men and women who identify as Pagan, there are inimical feelings around the sordid history of the day and what it represents, with many choosing not to acknowledge it at all.

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/17/how-a-pagan-celebrates-st-patricks-day-6513439/#ixzz4bcHmn1LX

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