Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 

“May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold—and at the end of your rainbows may you find a pot of gold.”– Old Irish Blessing

ST. PATRICK’S DAY Fun Facts:

• The symbol of St. Patrick is a three-leaf shamrock, not a four-leaf clover
• Ancient Celts regarded the four-leaf clover as a charm against evil spirits
• Blue was the color originally associated with St. Patrick, but green is now favored.
• The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in the American colonies was held in New York City on this day in 1762.
• St. Patrick’s Day is the traditional day for planting peas, even in the snow!
• Cabbage seeds are often planted today, too, and old-time farmers believed that to make them grow well, you needed to plant them while wearing your nightclothes!

Interested in some St. Patrick’s Day Recipes? Check out The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s “Best St. Patrick’s Day Recipes” here.

Source: The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s “St. Patrick’s Day 2021”,  https://www.almanac.com/content/st-patricks-day