St. Patricks Day（圣帕特里克节）
<p><span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saint">saint</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 16, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pagan">pagan</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="marauders">marauders</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="raided">raided</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="village">village</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="captivity">captivity</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gaul">Gaul</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monastery">monastery</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Germain">Germain</span>, <span word="bishop">bishop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Auxerre">Auxerre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convert">convert</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pagans">pagans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convert">convert</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="pagans">pagans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="superiors">superiors</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Palladius">Palladius</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Palladius">Palladius</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="bishop">bishop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>.</p><p><span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="converts">converts</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="Druids">Druids</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="monasteries">monasteries</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="conversion">conversion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Down">Down</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 17 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="AD">AD</span> 461. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="commemorated">commemorated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="folklore">folklore</span> <span word="surrounds">surrounds</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="substantiated">substantiated</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lore">lore</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sermon">sermon</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hilltop">hilltop</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snakes">snakes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="snakes">snakes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conversion">conversion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pagans">pagans</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secular">secular</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p>
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