'Faith and begorrah'...what does that even mean? If you're having a Saint Patrick's Day party
at your house, you're certain to hear that phrase repeated again and
again. Impress your friends by telling
them that this is an old Irish greeting, actually shortened down from, 'By my
faith, by God'. As the Irish are wont to
do, they dropped words and stretched out words to create this greeting. 'By my faith' --meaning the Christian
religion--became just 'faith'. Centuries
ago, even saying, 'by God' was considered to go against the Bible (taking the
Lord's name in vain) so they changed 'God' to 'Gor' and added the 'rah' on the
end just to confuse God into thinking they really weren't taking his name
lightly. Hence, "By my Faith and By
Gor-rah" elided itself into 'Faith and Begorrah.'
And just who is Saint Patrick and why is there an entire
day set aside to honor him? It is said
that he died on March 17th, @460AD, so we actually celebrate the anniversary of
his death. (Hey, we do the same for
Elvis every August 16th so it's not that crazy!) In any case, St. Patrick is said to have
successfully converted the Irish from their pagan religions to Christianity,
and this is why he is so celebrated, almost 1600 years later!
Now that you've wowed your guests (or put them to sleep)
with this St. Patty's Day trivia, you
need to REALLY impress them with gorgeous centerpieces and bouquets to grace
your home for the big day. There's no
way to miss with After The Rain CFE295, which stands nearly two feet tall and
is a graceful mix of bells of Ireland, white lilies and more. This will be
perfect on an entryway table or large kitchen island. The stunning arrangement Champs Elysees
CFE431 is a study in gorgeous green flowers, and would look nice as a
centerpiece or as the perfect thing to
grace a coffee table. Or let one of our
designers create something unique and custom-made for you, either to use in
your own home for that party, or to send as a gift to your favorite Irish
lass. And don't forget, on Saint
Patrick's day, we're all 'just a little bit Irish'!
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