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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 03:47 PM
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St. Patrick's Day
http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/history.html
The most famous legend about St. Patrick is that he miraculously drove snakes and all venomous beasts from Ireland by banging a drum. Even to touch Irish soil was purported to be instant death for any such creature. However, this legend is probably a metaphor for his driving the pagans from Ireland, as snakes were often associated with pagan worship.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-05 03:48 PM
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1. He musta visited Maine too, cause we don't have poisonous snakes either
Edited on Fri Feb-25-05 03:49 PM by GreenPartyVoter
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