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Good Luck or Bad Luck

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By Kelly Catap

Superstitions are beliefs about supernatural beings. They’re based on cultural habits and are not meant to be true. These superstitions come from many cultures from all over the world. They predict one’s fate with positive and negative consequences. We like to believe in superstitions because we’re curious to know what our fortune holds.

March treasures the tokens of luck! They come from most of Irish mythology. Here are lucky superstitions of March:

🍀 On March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated by wearing green for luck. If you are not wearing green on that day, you’ll get pinched by a leprechaun. Leprechauns LOVE to pinch people. The only way to avoid getting pinched is by wearing the color green.

🍀 Beware the Ides of March. March 15th marks the day of bad luck because historical tragedies had happened such as, Roman Emperor Julius Caesar getting assassinated by his “allies” in 44 BC. Try to avoid getting bad luck on that day!

🍀 If you find a four-leafed clover, you will receive good luck! Its four leaves represent faith, love, hope, and luck. It’s rare to spot a lucky clover, but when you do find one, make sure to take care of it.

🍀 If you succeed in capturing a Leprechaun, you will collect its golden coins and be granted three wishes. They are tiny, invisible creatures who appear on the day before St. Patrick. Catching one of these little fellows will be extra challenging because they are known to be mischievous.

These superstitions are quite popular in March, but if you would like to know more about other superstitions, continue reading! Have a lucky day and watch out for any signs of bad luck.
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Are you curious to know more about superstitions? Here are a few items that will give you luck: catching sight of white butterflies, carrying rabbit’s foot, $2 bills, crystals, and having a dreamcatcher somewhere in your room. 

If you don’t want bad luck, don’t do the following things: walk under a ladder, break a mirror (if you break a mirror, you get 7 years of bad luck), open an umbrella indoors, and take away the life of a ladybug.

The True History of St. Patrick’s Day

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By Laura Gomez

The annual March 17 celebration known as St. Patrick’s Day started in 1631 when the Catholic Church established a Feast Day honoring St. Patrick. He had been Patron Saint of Ireland who had died around the fifth century, which was 12 centuries before the modern version of the holiday was first viewed.

St. Patrick was born Maewyn Succat, but he changed his name to Patricius, after he became a priest. It was to remind celebrants what the holiday actually stood for the church first associated a botanical item–customary for all saints–with St. Patrick, assigning him the symbol of the lucky shamrock.

It wasn’t until 1798, the year of the Irish Rebellion, that the color green became officially associated with the day. Up until the rebellion, the color associated with St. Patrick was blue, as it was featured both in the royal court and on ancient Irish flags. Since the British wore red, the Irish chose to wear green, and they sang the song “The Wearing of the Green” during the rebellion, cementing the colors’ relevance.

Irish Rebellion of 1798

The seven symbols that correlate to St. Patrick’s Day are shamrocks, the color green, leprechauns, parades, corned beef, cabbage, green beer, and the harp. Some of these symbols tie to St. Patrick directly but most correlate more with celebrating Irish culture and showing Irish pride in general.