Why the color of St. Patrick’s Day changed from blue to green
St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color ...
How St. Patrick’s Day celebrations originally featured the color blue
With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green was widely embraced, particularly since it had been ...
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Who was Saint Patrick and why do we celebrate him?
Whether you credit him with banishing snakes, bringing Christianity or giving us a bank holiday weekend, St Patrick's Day is undoubtedly an excellent chance to celebrate our small country.
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Meaning of St Patrick’s Day is very different from what you might think
Parties, parades and all things green come to mind when you think about St Patrick’s Day. However, the holiday wasn’t always ...
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How the color of St. Patrick's Day went from blue to green
To connect the past to the nationalist movement, she used blue as the background for the Irish Citizen Army's flag ... in New York and on the island of Montserrat to celebrate Irish culture ...
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Montserrat premier calls for a revamp of Caricom institutions
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade marked his return to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) summit by stating that the 51-year-old regional integration movement as we ...
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MHP joins with The Salvation Army to aid stranded motorists in Montana
The Montana Highway Patrol and The Salvation Army have launched a program that will provide stranded motorists in Montana with vouchers for towing or lodging. The Montana Stranded Motorist ...
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U.S. Army Forces Command
Headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States Army Forces Command consists of more than 750,000 Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard soldiers. FORSCOM is the ...