Holidays
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011The original colour associated with St. Patrick was blue, but over the years the colour green became more widely associated with the holiday. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day as early as the 17th century. St. Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-level plant, to explain [...]
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday celebrated throughout the world on March 17. It is named after St. Patrick who in one of the most commonly recognized patron saints of Ireland. It became an official feast day in the early 17th century. St. Patrick’s feast day was being celebrated by the Irish in their [...]
Who is St. Patrick?
Monday, March 14th, 2011St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain in the 4th century, into a wealthy Ramono-British family where his father and grandfather were deacons in the Church. At the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland to serve as a slave. It is believed he was held somewhere on the [...]
Valentine’s Day Flowers In Calgary
Saturday, February 5th, 2011On the occasion of Valentines Day when we think about flowers for a loved one, roses come to mind immediately! The very word rose evokes images of love, romance, affection and a variety of feelings. Flowers, especially roses, can easily communicate the feeling of love when words are inadequate to express our innermost emotions. They are [...]
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