Being Pagan and a smidge Irish through my father's side, I had this awesome angry rant about how St. Patrick wasn't a saint, and how he did horrible things to the Irish Pagans, yada yada. (Can ya tell I'm not a fan of the day?)
Then I read this article, which decided me that I really didn't have time for all that, lots to do today! So I'm going to let Claire from Pagancentric to explain how the majority of Pagans feel about this holiday.
So I'm off to dig in the dirt and plant more of my spring garden.
Sláinte!
Like many holidays the original meaning has been lost. To about 90% of Americans St. Patties day just means you get drunk on green beer! Maybe we should put our own spin and meaning for the holiday and say screw the original reason for the holiday!
ReplyDeleteI have no particular use for St. Patrick's Day. I do always make sure to wear a tiny bit of green, though. This is not in celebration of the holiday, but rather that if anyone takes it upon themselves to pinch me because of what I am wearing, I would be FORCED to beat them within an inch of their lives. If I can avoid that with a green stripe on my shirt, so be it ;)
ReplyDeleteLuckily the pinching seems to have fallen out of favor here, or there would be much beating!
ReplyDelete