You're my pot of gold at the end of a rainbow! Thanks for reading. Happy St. Patrick's Day, My Clovers! XOXO =) Elaine Matthews

3. A LONG TIME AGO, IN 387 A.D.,
A BABY WAS BORN IN ENGLAND.

4. HIS NAME WAS
MAEWYN SUCCAT.

5. MAEWYN WAS A COMMON BOY:

6. MAEWYN WENT TO SCHOOL,

7. MAEWYN PLAYED,

8. AND MAEWYN WENT TO CHURCH.

9. WHEN MAEWYN WAS 16 YEARS OLD
HE WAS CAPTURED BY PIRATES.

10. THE PIRATES TOOK MAEWYN TO IRELAND.

11. THE PIRATES SOLD MAEWYN AS A SLAVE.

12. MAEWYN WORKED LIKE A SLAVE:

13. MAEWYN GAVE FOOD TO THE PIGS,

14. MAEWYN CLEANED THE FLOOR,

15. AND MAEWYN HAD TO LEARN ANOTHER
RELIGION AND LANGUAGE.
PAGANISM

16. AFTER SIX YEARS,
MAEWYN WAS VERY LONELY AND SAD.

17. AND ONE DAY HE DECIDED TO ESCAPE.

18. MAEWYN WALKED, WALKED, WALKED…

19. …WALKED 200 MILES (321 KM)
UNTIL HE ARRIVED AT THE SEA.

20. MAEWYN EXPLAINED HIS SITUATION
TO A CAPTAIN OF A FRENCH SHIP AND
THE CAPTAIN TOOK HIM TO FRANCE.

21. DURING THE MEALS ON THE SHIP
MAEWYN ALWAYS PRAYED TO GOD.

22. AFTER THREE DAYS
THE SHIP ARRIVED IN FRANCE.

23. AFTER THREE DAYS ON THE SEA
THEY HAD NO MORE FOOD ON THE SHIP
AND WERE VERY HUNGRY.

24. THE CAPTAIN ASKED MAEWYN
TO PRAY FOR FOOD…

25. AND GOD SENT THEM FOOD
IN THE FORM OF PIGS.

26. AFTER EATING…

27. … THE CAPTAIN TOOK MAEWYN
BACK HOME (ENGLAND).

28. MAEWYN WENT TO A
MONASTERY AND…

29. …THE PRIEST ACCEPTED HIM
IN THE MONASTERY.

30. ONE NIGHT MAEWYN HAD A DREAM ABOUT
IRELAND AND ITS PAGAN PEOPLE.

31. AFTER STUDYING A LOT, MAEWYN BECAME A
BISHOP AND HAD HIS NAME CHANGED TO PATRICK.

32. PATRICK RECEIVED A MISSION FROM POPE
CELESTINE I: TO TEACH THE CHRISTIANITY
TO THE PAGAN PEOPLE OF IRELAND.

33. PATRICK WENT TO IRELAND...

34. AND STARTED TEACHING
THE CHRISTIANITY TO THE PAGAN PEOPLE.

35. PATRICK USED A SHAMROCK TO TEACH THE
PAGAN PEOPLE ABOUT THE HOLY TRINITY.

36. PATRICK EXPLAINED THE CHRISTIAN GOD IS
THREE IN ONE: THE FATHER, THE SON AND
THE HOLY SPIRIT.

37. Patrick also explained that people that have no religion
are associated with evil like snakes are.

38. AFTER SOME YEARS THE PAGAN PEOPLE OF
IRELAND TURNED TO THE CHRISTIANITY AND…

39. …PATRICK “DROVE” ALL THE “SNAKES”
OUT OF IRELAND.

40. PATRICK FOUNDED MANY CHURCHES
IN IRELAND…

41. …AND CONTINUED HIS MISSION UNTIL HE DIED
ON MARCH 17TH 461 A.D. …

42. …AND HIS NAME WAS CHANGED TO
SAINT PATRICK.

44. ST. PATRICK’S DAY IS A NATIONAL
HOLIDAY IN IRELAND
BUT IT’S CELEBRATED BY
IRISH AND NON-IRISH PEOPLE
IN MANY COUNTRIES
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
IT’S A CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY
WHEN PEOPLE CELEBRATE
THE SAINT WHO CONVERTED
IRELAND FROM PAGANISM TO
CATHOLICISM.

45. THE
CELEBRATION
OF
ST. PATRICK’S DAY

46. ST. PATRICK’S DAY IS CELEBRATED
WITH FESTIVALS, PARADES AND
MASSES.
PEOPLE USE AND WEAR IRISH AND
NON-IRISH SYMBOLS SUCH AS THE
COLOR GREEN, THE COLORS OF THE
COUNTRY FLAG, TRADITIONAL IRISH
FOOD AND DRINK, GREEN CLOTHES,
SHAMROCKS, 4-LEAFED CLOVERS,
SNAKES, LEPRECHAUNS, RAINBOWS,
POTS OF GOLD, HARPS, THE HOLY
TRINITY, ETC. TO CELEBRATE THIS
IMPORTANT HOLIDAY.

47. SYMBOLS OF
ST. PATRICK’S DAY

48. THE HOLY TRINITY

49. SHAMROCK

50. 4-LEAFED CLOVER

51. SNAKE

52. THE COLOR GREEN
GREEN TUXEDO GREEN T-SHIRT
GREEN NIKE SNEAKERS
GREEN MUFFIN GREEN BEER
GREEN
APPLE SYMBOL GREEN BEARD

53. LEPRECHAUN

54. RAINBOW

55. POT OF GOLD

56. HARP

57. GUINNESS BEER

58. IRISH COFFEE

59. IRISH FLAG
AND ITS COLORS

60. IRISH COOKIES

61. ST. PATRICK’S
DAY
IN THE WORLD

62. U.S.A.
CHICAGO RIVER
NEW YORK PARADE NYC ST. PATRICK CATHEDRAL

63. ENGLAND
PARADE IN LONDON

64. CANADA
PARADE IN MONTREAL

65. GERMANY
PARADE IN MUNICH

66. DENMARK
PARADE IN COPENHAGEN

67. RUSSIA
PARADE IN MOSCOW