Greetings Picture Postcards for ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Shamrock
Shamrocks had important role in Irish history. In time of Druids they symbolized eternal life force and St. Patrick (according to the legend) supposedly used them to explain Irish pagans the idea of Holy Trinity. One stem, three leafs, one god in three entities.
"Drown the shamrock!" is another tradition, connected to St. Patrick who convinced an inkeeper to serve fairy portions of drink to the customers what was celebrated by putting a shamrock in the last glass of drink and eventually led to green beer about fifteen centuries later.
Did you know?
- The tradition of sending greeting cards on St. Patrick's Day started in the 1920s of the 20th century.
- 12 million Americans exchange Sain Patrick's Postcards each year. East Coast has better sales and New York City leads among the cities.
- There are about 35 million people in America with supposedly Irish ancestry while 135 million Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
