Saturday, March 17, 2012

The Wild Hunt » Saint Patrick, Druids, Snakes, and Popular Myths

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Lance Frizzell-Reynolds  -  8:15 AM  -  Public
Finally, some sanity and academic integrity in Pagan history. This, folks, is why I find +The Wild Hunt @ Patheos awesome!
“Unfortunately, this isn't true, and the hagiographies of St. Patrick did not include this particular “miracle” until quite late, relatively speaking (his earliest hagiographies are from the 7th c...
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Jake Perillo

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Jake Perillo  -  8:10 AM  -  Public
Couldnt agree more...."Just an excuse"
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Driving snakes out of Ireland... yadda yadda... day Christianity came to Ireland... blah blah... Religious Holiday in Ireland... in America just an excuse to drink green beer and jump around to cool Irish music.

Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig (The Festival of Patrick); Ulster-Scots: Saunt Petherick's Day)[2] is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17 March. It commemorates ...
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youtube.com – House of Pain is an Irish-American hip hop group trio members include Everlast, DJ Lethal & Danny Boy who released three albums in the 1990s before lead...
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Heather McAndrew  -  8:05 AM  -    -  Public
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When talk of pinching, green and brews come together it can only mean one thing — St. Patrick's Day, the celebration of all things Irish, is upon us. Rain isn't expected to keep people from celebrating this holiday. Local businesses actually anticipate fewer people heading to the city, ...
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