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March 17: Saint Patrick's Day
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1. March 14: Pi day
Greek letter
In the United States, March 14, or 3/14, is PI day, from the Greek π symbol for the ratio of the circumference to diameter of a circle. In Europe, Pi day is July 22 or 22/7, from the Archimedes approximation of pi, from the 3rd century BC, of 22/7.

March 14: Pi day
Month day Europe United States
March 14 14/3 3/14
July 22 22/7 7/22

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was born on pi day on March 14, 1879.

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2. Ides of March
Matthew 22:17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? [kjv]
ειπον ουν ημιν τι σοι δοκει εξεστιν δουναι κηνσον καισαρι η ου [gnt]

The "Ides of March" is often associated with the assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC.
The Latin word "Idus Martiae" ≈ "Ides of March" was on March 15, eight days after the "nones", where March is named for the god of War. The Latin word "idus" ≈ "divide" from an Etruscan verb.

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3. March 17: Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day is March 17, the date of his (supposed) death. Tradition is that Leprechauns wear green. If you do not wear green, you risk getting pinched. Green is invisible to Leprechauns.
Saint Patrick, known as the "Apostle of Ireland" and patron saint of Ireland, was a Christian missionary during the 5th century AD.

At about age 16 he was captured by Irish pirates raiding Britain and made a slave tending animals. After six years he escaped and returned to his family. He became a cleric and returned to his place of captivity as a missionary.
 
Did you hear what happened to the man who drank some invisible ink?
4. Snakes

By legend, Saint Patrick banished the snakes from Ireland, even though this absence of snakes in Ireland was noted by Solinus same 200 years earlier.

The legend hearkens back to the snakes of Pharaoh at the time of Moses and Aaron in Exodus 7:8-13.

The Celts had worshiped (images and idols of) serpents. Patrick did help drive those out of Ireland.
5. Clover
Holy Trinity
According to legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock, or clover, to explain the Trinity to those he was trying to convert.
From a Trinitarian point of view, each leaf is separate but connected.

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6. Lucky clover
Four leaf clover
Why is clover, and a four leaf clover, lucky?
7. Lucky Charms
Lucky Charms
What year was the Lucky Charms breakfast cereal introduced by General Mills?

Lucky Charms from that first year:
8. The gall of the Celts
The Romans called the Celts the Gauls. The area of Gaul's (Celts) in Asia Minor was called Galatia.

Paul wrote the letter to these Galatians.
Julius Caesar slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Gauls and wrote back glowing letters to Rome about his accomplishments.

Galatia, as in Paul's Letter to the Galatians (or Celts) were populated by Gauls/Celts.
9. The just shall live by faith
The phrase "The just shall live by faith" appears in Habakkuk but also appears three times in the GNT (Greek New Testament) in letters written by Paul. Each part applies to one of the books. The "just" is the same word as "righteous", those who are "right" by God. The meaning that Martin Luther acquired from these verses led him to start what is called the "Reformation".

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10. Savannah

In Savannah, GA, the river is dyed green and festivities go on for days. One might compare it to a smaller version of the Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

These celebrations began in 1813, 80 years after the city was founded.
11. Savannah
Map: Savannah
12. George Whitfield and Celtic Kirk
George Whitfield (or Whitefield) (1714-1770) was an English itinerant preacher and evangelist and one of the founders of Methodism along with the Wesley brothers, John Wesley and Charles Wesley.
George Whitefield started an orphanage, the Bethesda Academy, in Savannah, GA, which exists to this day. Bethesda means "House of Mercy" in Hebrew. The Whitefield Chapel is still on the grounds of Bethesda Academy in Savannah, GA.

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13. Whitefield Chapel

The Whitefield Chapel is still on the grounds of Bethesda Academy in Savannah, GA.

I attended a small Presbyterian churchs' services there in the 2003-2004 school year. That small church was called Kirk O' the Isles (Presbyterian Church PCA), where "Kirk" is the Celtic name for "church".

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