St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, the saint’s religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years even though Saint Patrick was not Irish.

Originally, the color associated with Saint Patrick was blue, the color of the Order of St. Patrick. Over the years the color green and shamrocks in association with Saint Patrick’s Day grew. Legend has it that St. Patrick would use the shamrock to explain the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He would tie shamrocks to his robes, which is why the color green is worn.

Today, everyone is Irish and Irish tradition has it that if you do not wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, you get pinched !!

To honor Saint Patrick, today’s picture has the color blue for the Order of St. Patrick, green fields with white clover (included in the shamrock family), and you might even find some clouds that might look like a clover.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day