St. Patrick’s Day & Wearing of the Green Gems
By Glenda Argo
The Chicago River runs green on St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Green is the color of the day – the wearing of the green, shamrocks, green beer, a river of green, etc. I’m not Irish, but after visiting Ireland a few years ago, I feel a kinship with and affection for that beautiful country and its people, and a new appreciation for their national holiday. And I’m wearing green!
Green Symbolism
“Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.”
Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright, 1600 – 1681
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