圣帕特里克节十大趣闻
<p></p><p><span word="St">St</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="list">list</span> 10 <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="patron">patron</span> <span word="saint">saint</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patron">patron</span> <span word="saint">saint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="around">around</span> 385<span word="AD">AD</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="Calpurnius">Calpurnius</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Conchessa">Conchessa</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p>2. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="herding">herding</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 30<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="missionary">missionary</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="pagans">pagans</span>.</p><p>3. <span word="Legend">Legend</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="shamrock">shamrock</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="trinity">trinity</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="preaching">preaching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="alphabet">alphabet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>.</p><p>4. <span word="Miracles">Miracles</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="serpents">serpents</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="glacial">glacial</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="snakes">snakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p>5. <span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="green">green</span>, <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shamrock">shamrock</span> - <span word="although">although</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vestments">vestments</span>.</p><p>6. <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="chastising">chastising</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="innkeeper">innkeeper</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whiskey">whiskey</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shamrock">shamrock</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shamrock">shamrock</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lapel">lapel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p>7. <span word="Popular">Popular</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="toasts">toasts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="include">include</span>: <span word="may">may</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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