Comments on: Luck of the Irish http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/ Sun, 19 May 2013 17:39:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jeff http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-3156 Jeff Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:35:50 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/#comment-3156 To answer some of your questions:
-I don’t know the origin of the “snakes in Ireland” story, but I’m guessing that snakes represent evil or sin, which was a common association in the Jewish and Christian traditions. So St. Patrick driving the “snakes” out of Ireland perhaps represented him driving out sin and evil from the island.
-There’s an expression that sometimes people put on t-shirts and buttons: “Pinch Me, I’m Irish.” Some people say it started with children many years ago who would pinch other children who forgot to wear the traditional color of St. Patrick (and Ireland), green, on St. Patrick’s Day.
Jeff

]]> By: Valeriy http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-3015 Valeriy Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:45:47 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/#comment-3015 Hi Jeff!
I’d like to thank you especially for your good style of writing and sense of humor that make English as understandable for me as my mother tongue.

]]> By: Dong Choi http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Dong Choi Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:07:36 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/#comment-3010 Jeff,

I’ve got a question for you. Today, my son was pinched from his friends in the school just for fun since he didn’t wear green clothes (not serious, don’t worry about it….:)). Is there any reason or custom on this like repelling ghost or something like that?? Just out of curiosity.

Thanks, Dong

]]> By: Henry L. http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-3001 Henry L. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:10:59 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/#comment-3001 Hi Jeff,

Thank you for sharing. Today I didn’t watch the parade in the city but I had a green Irish cookie and a Irish soda bread. Yummy… :-)

Wish you all are doing well and best ever regards!

Henry Luong
Edgewater, NJ

]]> By: emiliano http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-3000 emiliano Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:08:25 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/#comment-3000 Dear Jeff, it is nice to see that you and your family being Americans also feel yourselves as Irish, and remember your Éire country and tradictions along generations. I would like to ask you if you or your family. parents or brothers, have been there (Éire) recently or some time before.
Curiously Irlandeses, Bretones, Galeses, Escoces, and Gallegos come from the same celtic branch and have similar folklore since centuries. My mother ancestors were gallegos, so I feel close to their music and feelings.
Gallegos, same as Irish, goes all over the world and they carry their lenguage, customs, religion, and some kind of identity among other people whereever place they live or they establish.
I hope you have celebrate your Saint Patrick’s Day accordingly.
Best wishes to you and to all “your big family” Jeff. You know you are always in our heart, your ESL listeners and friends.

]]> By: rama http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-2993 rama Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:41:31 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/#comment-2993 hi dear jeff
Thank you for your explanation. my daughter said to me yesterdy that we should wear green clothes on patrick`s day and she did today. I could`nt underestand the purpose of her saying
. but you did`nt explain the story complitely for instance ,who were the snakes which patrick drove them from ireland.
anyway thank you for your website and keep up your good working
Rama. Iran. Canada

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