i wore green without even trying.

it helps that green is my favorite color.
ignore my frizzy hair and notice that my shirt has giraffes talking to each other on it. cute.

okay, facts:

if i lived in ireland, i might have the day off today.
(side note: does anyone else think that everyone should have a day off? could everyone in america just maybe stay home one day out of the whole year? is that so hard?)

st. patrick was actually a slave in ireland before returning there as a missionary.

sometimes, st. patrick's day is moved to another day if it interferes with lent and easter and palm sunday and such. sometimes, catholics can even eat meat on friday if it is st. patrick's day!

legend has it that st. patrick used the shamrock to teach the people about the holy trinity - three as one, one as three.

if i went to savannah tonight, i could really party. all the fountains are dyed green. it unofficially has the largest attendance of a st. patrick's day parade and there are no laws against open containers on the street. it's all kissing and drinking.

blue was actually the first color associated with st. patrick.

some protestants in ireland wear orange to show their defiance toward the catholic church. it's all something to do with william of orange.

it became a drinking holiday the same way every other holiday became corrupted: mixing pagan festivals with religious feasts!



another fact:

i'm eating my third peanut butter and honey sandwich in 24 hours. yum!