The Green Day has Begun!

[AndrzejL]

[Just17]

4. In most church calendars, St Patrick's day is transferred to the first available day after Easter

I cannot make sense of this I am afraid.

What churches have St Patrick's Day after Easter and not on 17th March?

[Bald Brick]

1. Shamrock is not clover. They are two different plants. Shamrock is much smaller.

According to Wikipedia a shamrock can be one of several plants:

The shamrock refers to the young sprigs of clover or trefoil. It is known as a symbol of Ireland, with St. Patrick having used it as a metaphor for the Christian Trinity, according to legend. The name shamrock is derived from Irish seamróg, which is the diminutive version of the Irish word for clover (seamair) meaning simply "little clover" or "young clover".[1]

Shamrock is usually considered to refer to either the species Trifolium dubium (lesser clover, Irish: seamair bhuí) [2] or Trifolium repens (white clover, Irish: seamair bhán). However, other three-leaved plants—such as Medicago lupulina, Trifolium pratense, and Oxalis acetosella—are sometimes called shamrocks or clovers. The shamrock was traditionally used for its medicinal properties and was a popular motif in Victorian times.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock

[Just17]

All I can say in relation to clover Vs shamrock is that visually the plants are different.

[Tony]

Just get drunk guy's, you're all getting a bit OCD, need to let it all go............................

[RobNJ]

Just get drunk guy's, you're all getting a bit OCD, need to let it all go............................

+1 

[Lone Stranger]

4. In most church calendars, St Patrick's day is transferred to the first available day after Easter

I cannot make sense of this I am afraid.

What churches have St Patrick's Day after Easter and not on 17th March?

I attend church regularly and never heard of that either.

[Andy Axnot]

St Paddy's Day is the 17th here in the Republic of Brooklyn, although the New York City parade was held yesterday. Something to do with attending church on Sunday.   

How did religion ever get mixed up with St Paddy's Day?   

In any event, it should be a great fun day, a very friendly sort of day. Thanks to Just17 for that hot St Paddy's Day Toast!

Best regards,

Andy

[Bald Brick]

4. In most church calendars, St Patrick's day is transferred to the first available day after Easter

I cannot make sense of this I am afraid.

What churches have St Patrick's Day after Easter and not on 17th March?

I attend church regularly and never heard of that either.

Wikipedia has something to say about this too:

The church calendar avoids the observance of saints' feasts during certain solemnities, moving the saint's day to a time outside those periods. Saint Patrick's Day is occasionally affected by this requirement, when 17 March falls during Holy Week. This happened in 1940, when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on 3 April in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and again in 2008, where it was officially observed on 14 March. Saint Patrick's Day will not fall within Holy Week again until 2160.

But Wikipedia also adds:

However, the secular celebration is always held on 17 March.

[Yankee]

Here's a secret which no other Irishman knows....

There is no such thing as a four leaf clover.

Yes, there is, but it is a water plant, never grows on land.

Only four leaf clovers grow in the water below the surface.

Yes, that is true.

No it's not.

I did not know there were any land based 4 leafers.

 Four Leaf Clover (Marsilea drummondii)
The Four Leaf Clover, also known as the Clover Fern, originates from inland Australia. It has two pairs of leaflets arranged in a four leaf clover pattern. The Four Leaf Clover can grow in a number of different soil types, ranging from sands to clays. Under the proper conditions, this fern will form a thick carpet with its numerous runners. It is amphibious, and will grow either partially or fully submersed.