Decorative Packaging

Erin Go Bragh !

Celebrated each year on March 17th, Saint Patrick’s Day commemorates the religious feast day of St. Patrick, a fifth century Christian missionary. 

Flatten loops, cut off triangles at end, be careful not to cut too close to the center.

Bring ends together to meet in center, overlapping triangles.

Secure ribbon at center over notches with wire. Pull out loops, twist towards center, alternating sides to form pompom.

Born under the name Maewyn Succat in the year 387, the man we now know as St. Patrick was kidnapped by raiders as a boy and sold into slavery in Ireland.   There he became a shepherd and endured many hardships and trials that led him to a deep and profound spirituality.  According to tradition he escaped captivity by following the guidance of an angel, and then traveled back to his homeland where he entered the church and became a priest. 

 After his ordination as a bishop he returned, as a missionary, to Ireland where he impressed the people with his courage, wisdom, and compassion — setting off a wave of conversion that eventually engulfed the entire island.    St. Patrick’s legacy includes numerous legends, most notably his teaching the trinity with a clover leaf and his driving the snakes out of Ireland.

In America, Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated with great festivity in those cities with a large Irish population.  There it is embraced by Catholics and non-Catholics alike and is often more a celebration of Irish heritage than a remembrance of good St. Patrick himself.