2008 Woodie Awards
What's the Real Deal?
March is not all about the green
Ta-Kara Roquemore
Issue date: 3/12/07 Section: Voices
The old saying goes March comes in like a lion and it will go out like a lamb. But March is known for several kinds of other things like it's holiday observances. For instance, we have St. Patrick's Day, which is not all about wearing the green, collecting the gold (at the end of the rainbow) partying or drinking the beer.
St. Patrick was born in Britain between 370 and 390 A.D. He was named Maewyn Succat at the age of 16 he was kidnapped and sold into slavery and taken to Ireland.
During his six years of captivity he worked as a shepherd and began to have religious visions and grow closer to God. One of his visions led him to board a rescue ship setting sail to France.
It's not known if he changed his name to Patrick after his baptism or when he became a priest. Eventually he returned to Ireland to preach Christianity. He used the shamrock to show potential converts the three-in-one trinity. He would explain how (the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) could exist in the same entity but have different functions. Because Irish-Americans celebrate their heritage on this day, Congress designated this month as the Irish-American Heritage Month in 1995.
There are other celebrations that are also happening this month. For example, we have National Workplace Napping Day Mar. 12, National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day Mar. 13, for the mathematicians there's Pi day as in 3.14159265…Mar. 14. True Confessions Day Mar. 15, National Nutrition Month and of course an observance slightly overlooked, Women's History Month, is also on the calendar.
It was first recognized as Women's History Week Mar. 1, 1978. Nine years later, Congress made it Women's History Month. A long time ago, well, not that long ago, women were not allowed to have professional positions outside of their home. They had to fight for equality in the 1950's and 70's. Medical physicians believed that strenuous work, including intellectual insight for a female, would cause strain to their physical well-being.
St. Patrick was born in Britain between 370 and 390 A.D. He was named Maewyn Succat at the age of 16 he was kidnapped and sold into slavery and taken to Ireland.
During his six years of captivity he worked as a shepherd and began to have religious visions and grow closer to God. One of his visions led him to board a rescue ship setting sail to France.
It's not known if he changed his name to Patrick after his baptism or when he became a priest. Eventually he returned to Ireland to preach Christianity. He used the shamrock to show potential converts the three-in-one trinity. He would explain how (the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) could exist in the same entity but have different functions. Because Irish-Americans celebrate their heritage on this day, Congress designated this month as the Irish-American Heritage Month in 1995.
There are other celebrations that are also happening this month. For example, we have National Workplace Napping Day Mar. 12, National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day Mar. 13, for the mathematicians there's Pi day as in 3.14159265…Mar. 14. True Confessions Day Mar. 15, National Nutrition Month and of course an observance slightly overlooked, Women's History Month, is also on the calendar.
It was first recognized as Women's History Week Mar. 1, 1978. Nine years later, Congress made it Women's History Month. A long time ago, well, not that long ago, women were not allowed to have professional positions outside of their home. They had to fight for equality in the 1950's and 70's. Medical physicians believed that strenuous work, including intellectual insight for a female, would cause strain to their physical well-being.
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