St. Patrick's Day is on Match 17th. It is named after an Irishman by the name of Maewyn. He almost didn't get the job of bishop of Ireland because he lacked the required scholarship. Until the age of 16, Maewyn considered himself a pagan. At that age, he was sold into slavery by a group of Irish marauders that raided his village. During his captivity, he became closer to God. He escaped from slavery after six …showed first 75 words of 420 total…

…showed last 75 words of 420 total…the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day. <Tab/>The St. Patrick's Day custom came to America in 1737. That was the first year St. Patrick's Day was publicly celebrated in this country.