Have you ever wondered how the St Patrick's Day Party started as a reason for sending Holiday Invitations and St Patricks Invitations? One story has it beginning in Dublin , Ireland , where there were two Protestant churches, one being Saint Patrick's. This saint's history began in the fifth century in Britain and not in Ireland . When Patrick, born in Britain , was around 16 years old, he was captured by British pirates and taken to Ireland where he was sold into slavery. For the next six years, while Patrick worked as a herdsman for his master, he learned the Irish language and became quite fluent in it. Read more About St Patricks Invitations!
When Patrick was in his early 20s, he escaped and immediately returned to Britain, his homeland. However, Patrick is said to have had a vision in which the people of Ireland begged him to return and preach and share his Christian faith with them. Patrick traveled extensively and studied religion in many monasteries before he decided to returned to Ireland as a missionary. Although, still an escaped slave, he traveled, preached and successfully spread the Gospel. Patrick converted people and built churches all across Ireland. As a result, the day became known as St Patricks.
One version of how the shamrock was associated with St. Patrick's Day was because of St. Patrick's efforts to explain the concept of the trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost to some unbelievers. The unbelievers had difficulty understanding the concept of there being one God, yet three beings in one too. The story is told that Patrick was preaching outside in an open-air church service, when he reached down and plucked a shamrock from the ground. Patrick showed the shamrock to the non-believers and explained how the three leaves of the shamrock are united on one stalk. Thus, the three parts of the trinity are united in one God. After that day, the shamrock has been the symbol of the trinity of the Christian church as well as the national symbol of Ireland . It also symbolizes the "luck of the Irish" too. This also explains why the shamrock has become a staple of St Patrick's Day invitations.
Patrick began as a church deacon, then became a priest and finally was ordained as a bishop. He is believed to have died in 493. St. Patrick eventually became the patron Saint of Ireland and is honored on March 17th as commemoration of his religious contributions. People in Ireland and the U.S. wear green clothing or a green shamrock to celebrate St Patrick's Day. Throughout the world, there are many St Patricks Day party events and parades. In Ireland , many businesses close in honor of this special day.
If you want to celebrate St Patrick's Day, too, be sure to include refreshments with a green-theme. Green beer is standard. Consider serving Irish foods, as well. Overall, the original meaning of Saint Patricks Day seems to get lost among the desire for drinking, partying, and having a good time.
Other holiday party invitation cards include Mardi Gras invitations cards, Christmas invitations cards, holiday thank you cards and Halloween invitations cards.