St. Patrick’s Day is almost upon us. If you wish to refer to it by its nickname, please be sure you spell it properly: It’s St. Paddy’s Day (for the Irish Pádraig ), not St. Patty’s Day (“patty” is a hamburger or sausage). Now that we’ve got that sorted, let’s take a look at the man himself.
Since the time before the Christian church, people have been using eggs to honor spring. In the old Pagan traditions, the egg was a symbol of the sun and used on the spring equinox to honor its return.
Yesterday was my birthday. Because I’m a Pisces (so still believe in folklore and fairytales, no matter how old I am!), I chose to have a mermaid birthday cake (marbled) with ice cream (both chocolate and vanilla), along with supper and a small celebration with my family.
