Tuesday, March 19, 2019

ST PATRICK'S DAY



The feast of St. Patrick , commonly known as St. Patrick's Day is on Sunday March 17, which is the officially recognised day of his passing.  The day commemorates the arrival of Christianity to Ireland and is a national day of celebration for Irish people throughout the world and involves lots of feasting and celebration with Irish music, beer and eating bacon and cabbage,  The national colour is green so some pubs serve green beer.  Traditionally green is worn which may include a shamrock somewhere on their attire.

The first St. Patrick's Day parade in Ireland took place in Waterford in 1903 and is now commemorated over  5 days.

Choose any of these green flowers for St. Patrick's Day gift giving:-
Anthurium
Disbud Chrysanthemum
Bells of Ireland
Green Trick Carnation
Gladiolus
Amaranthus
Leucodendrun
Helebore
Knifophia
Hydrangea
Singapore Orchid
Green Bird Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Succulents
Dianthus
Hypericum
and Celosia are just some of the flowers available.

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