St. Patricks Day Flowers |
 | ||||
| | |||
| | | | |
| ||||
| ||||
| | |||
| | | | |
| ||||
| ||||
| | |||
| | | | |
| ||||
| ||||
| ||||
| | | ||
|
|
St. Patrick's Day is observed on March 17th because that is the feast of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17th in the year 461 AD in the town of Saul and is burried at Downpatrick. It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patrick's Day is a national holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In Ireland on St. Patrick's day, people traditionally wear a small bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps. Children wear orange, white and green badges and women and girls wear green ribbons in their hair. 34 million Americans have Irish ancestry, according to the 2003 US Census. That's almost nine times the population of Ireland, which has 4.1 million people. Some American towns have "Irish" names. You can visit Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia; Shamrock Lakes, Indiana; Shamrock, Oklahoma; Shamrock, Texas; Dublin, California and Dublin, Ohio. The Irish flag is green, white and orange. The green symbolizes the people of the south, and orange, the people of the north. White represents the peace that brings them together as a nation.
A Portland Florist Tradition Since 1948 |
Clarence Walker for Flowers 105 N Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 Toll Free 1-888-292-7714 Local 503-285-7714 Fax 503-285-3537 Tax Free Shopping On Our Florist Site A $9.95 Service/Delivery Charge applies to each US Floral Order |
