St. Patrick's Day
圣帕特里克节
Saint Patrick's Day, is a cultural and religious celebration occurring annually on 17 March, the death date of the most commonly-recognized patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick. Much of what is known about St. Patrick comes from the Declaration , which was allegedly written by Patrick himself.
圣帕特里克节是在每年的3月17日进行庆祝的文化与宗教节日，3月17日是被公认为爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克去世的日子。人们关于圣帕特里克的了解大部分来自圣帕特里克自己创作的《宣言》。
According to legend, Saint Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish pagan. Patrick returned to Ireland to convert the Irish pagan to Christianity. The Declaration says that he spent many years evangelizing in the northern half of Ireland and converted “thousands”. Tradition holds that he died on 17 March and was buried at Downpatrick. Over the following centuries, many legends grew up around Patrick and he became Ireland's foremost saint.
根据传说，圣帕特里克用三叶草向爱尔兰异教徒们阐述“神、耶稣、圣灵”的三位一体学说。帕特里克回到爱尔兰把爱尔兰异教徒们转变成了基督教徒。《宣言》中提到他花了许多年在爱尔兰北部传道，并成功转化了上千人。据传他死于3月17日，被埋在唐帕特里克。接下来的几个世纪里，出现了许多关于帕特里克的传说，他成了爱尔兰最早的圣徒。
On St. Patrick's Day, it is customary to wear shamrocks or green clothing or accessories (the “wearing of the green”). Because St. Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish. The wearing of the ‘St. Patrick's Day Cross’, especially in the World War I era, by the Irish, was also a popular custom.
按照传统，在圣帕特里克节这一天，人们得佩戴三叶草或穿绿色衣服或饰品(“穿上绿色”)。因为传说中圣帕特里克曾用三叶草向爱尔兰异教徒们解释三位一体学说。爱尔兰人佩戴圣帕特里克节十字架，尤其在一战期间，也曾是一种流行的传统。
