St. Patricks Day 2023 is upon us, turning our attention to shamrocks, binge drinking and the perceived luck of the Irish; famine, civil war and subjugation by the English not withstanding. In honor…
, Patty Cakes used the clover, otherwise known as the shamrock, as a visual aid to explain the concept of the holy trinity of father, son and holy spirit to the pagan people. It was an easy sell as the Celts already regarded four leaf clovers as a powerful symbol of protection/luck that made faeries and gold hoarding leprechauns visible to the holder and kept them free from evil, spiritual snares and venereal disease.
The Catholic church established St. Patrick’s feast day in 1631, in the dead center and dry heart of the season of Lent. The faithful really started leaning into the revelry in the early 18th century when they realized celebrating the saint was a kind of loop hole that temporarily freed them from obligations of lenten sacrifice/abstinence. A day off from being good if you will.
In honor of the saint, his shamrocks and our collective fumble for eternity, we bring you a list of the luckiest signs in the zodiac. For kicks, make sure and read our list of
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