IR23 St Patrick Day Parade in Wexford
29 mars 2023St. Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious celebration held on March 17, which is the traditional death date of Saint Patrick - the patron saint of Ireland. While St. Patrick's Day pays homage to Ireland, and celebrations are held in the country.
Born under the name Maewyn Succat, St. Patrick decided to change his name to Patricius after becoming a priest. He was born by the end of the fourth century in Britain, not Ireland. Aged 16, he was captured by a band of Irish raiders who attacked the estatethat belonged to his wealthy family. He was taken to Ireland and held captive there for six years. Many people think he wasbrought to live on Mount Slemish in County Antrim, but it's more likely that he was detained in County Mayo close to Killala. He was a Roman citizen, because Britain was Roman then, and then he was enslaved and taken to Ireland, where he either escaped or was released. He became a priest and went back to Ireland, where he had a lot of luck converting the Druid culture into Christians. Patrick, who was familiar with the Irish language and culture, decided against eradicating old Irish beliefs and incorporated theminto his lessons on Christianity. For instance, he utilized bonfires to celebrate Easter because the Irish were accustomed to honoring their gods with fire. In order to make Irish worship of the sign seem more natural, he also added a powerful Irish symbol-the sun-to the Christian cross to create what is now known as a Celtic cross.
Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of Wexford on Friday for the St Patrick’s Day Parade, the oldest in Ireland, which has attracted a large number of groups and floats from bands, sporting clubs, community organisations and businesses around the district. The participation looks very good this year. It will be the first time since Covid that we will be awarding prizesas there wasn’t enough time to organise a prize-giving last year. St Patrick’s Day in Wexford will start with the traditional Civic Mass in Bride Street Church at 9am, attended by councillors, officials and other guests, at which the blessing of the shamrock willtake place.
Groups began gathering in the area from Aldi supermarket in Trinity Street to Tuskar View at 9.30 am while floats has floats assemble from the back of Brady’s pub to Tuskar View from 10 am. The parade will move off at 10.30 am, travelling throughWilliam Street, Trinity Street, Paul Quay, Commercial Quay and Wellington Place to Redmond Square.
The reviewing stand will be located on the quay front, adjacent to Wexford Bridge.
In the interest of public safety, once the parade has started, the area from Redmond Square to the quay will be closed from 10.30 am until the end of the parade. Traffic restrictions will be in place and a number of streets around the town will be closed for the occasion.
The smooth running of the parade is vital, in view of the fact that the Dublin/Rosslare train is expected to travel along the quays from the north station at 12.50 pm
Students lived in immersion a traditional National Day. They all discovered that it’s a lovely smily parade with all generationsfrom the city.