Top o’ the morning to you, lads and lasses!
I cannot believe it’s already March! This year has flown by so far. As you surely know, March brings a very special holiday for many, whether they be Irish or just fans of festivities.
This year, Provident would like to help get our customers in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day by sharing a little history of the holiday and…dun dun dun…giving away some gold!
Patrick (no known last name has been recorded) was born to a British family, rich in theology. At age 16, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and taken to work in Northern Ireland for six years as a shepherd. During his enslavement, he developed his spiritual life and converted to Christianity. After six years of arduous labor, Patrick heard a voice telling him he was to be delivered from captivity by a ship.
Patrick fled from his captors to find the ship, and he was indeed rescued and returned home. Not long after he returned home, Patrick had a vision in which he believed God told him he needed to return to the land of his captors and share the gospel with those he should abhor.
Obediently, Patrick did return to Northern Ireland and led thousands to Christ. According to historical documents, Patrick used a shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish people.
Surprisingly, Patrick was never formally canonized by the Catholic church, though, he has been widely regarded as a saint since his death on March 17, 460.
In the late 9th century, St. Patrick’s Day was developed as a way to pay homage to the man who conquered bitterness to spread the gospel. While traditions vary from country to country, St. Patrick’s Day is a well-loved holiday, universally.
In the United States, we employ many cultural stereotypes on St. Patrick’s Day; we use copious amounts of green decorations, shamrocks, leprechauns, and pots o’ gold to show off Irish pride.
While there might not be a connection between St. Patrick and leprechauns and pots of gold, learning their Irish history is interesting. According to Irish lore, the leprechauns found gold left by Viking plunderers when the (to them) giants abandoned their land. To protect their treasure, they would bury their pots of gold. If you could find the end of a rainbow, you would stumble upon the gold. While this is a fun story, science tells us rainbows are actually circles, so good luck searching!
You might not find a pot of gold, but Provident would like to give you the chance to win a gold bar! Simply comment below, and let me know 
how you plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. One winner will randomly be chosen on March 17, 2017 to receive a 1 Gram Gold Bar from PAMP Suisse! Comments must be placed by March 16 at 11:59 PM.
Here’s hoping you have the luck of the Irish and enjoy a little bit o’ gold!
Happy Stacking!
-J
I will be spending the day with my neurosurgeon preparing for my 4th back surgery. Hopefully this one will ease my pain which will be even better than gold. I’ve recently been searching records on my Irish heritage and wish to travel there some day soon! Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all! 🙂
Unfortunately I’ll celebrate like every other one, by working.
Will be celebrating with a .01k run/walk
Right now i have noting planed. Wish i had a cool story to tell everyone
I am planning to visit my two Grandsons and drink and feast. We enjoy hunting for shamrock. Happy Day!!
In the morning I have horses to attend then I must sleep because I work the graveyard shift. I may have a green beer for lunch before I rest up for work but my day will not be very interesting. In the evening when I head into work I will be Irish by accent. I handle after hours emergency calls for the county and State which consists of debris in the road, traffic signals not working, etc. I handle the calls with a very good Irish accent.
Going to work on some green beer.
Spending it with my disabled wife of 47 years. Going to the Oregon coast.
I actually had to look up what day St. Patrick’s was. I don’t drink, nor have I ever pinched someone on that day, so I never paid attention when that date was coming up. I do enjoy being with family though, so for sure I’ll be with my wife and son. The 17th is actually my last day of work, and the day we move all of our stuff into the storage unit to get my little family ready to live with my mother while I go to basic training for three months.
On St Patrick’s Day I plan on going to a local Parade.
My birthday is this month and I’ll be out in the desert doing the same thing on both days. Metal detecting and looking for some gold. Any day out metal detecting is a golden day.
I will be working, and dreaming about finding that pot of gold.
Since my father was born on St. Patrick’s Day I will be thinking of him and the life and values he gave me. Also I will be thinking of Jesus Christ whom St. Patrick gave his life to serve.
I plan on spending St. Patricks Day shopping for gold and silver bars on the Provident website. I’ll make my own pot at the end of the rainbow!
Work first. Then dinner and a themed movie with my wife. Afterward some good beer. Not the green kind, the “Irish Red” kind. All while wearing something green of course.
My family and I will attend the annual Fish Fry at church. No corned beef and cabbage this year!
Plan for some of that corned beef
Yay me! I get to celebrate by working a 24 hr shift with our department’s own Leprechaun. Thanks for the opportunity!!!
Corned beef and cabbage.
I will spend the Day with my real Treasure… My Family. But I wouldn’t mind finding a little Au in my Email inbox when the day is over!
Hi Ho Matie,
The luck of the Irish be with you ! The plan at present is as usual Corn Beef & Cabbage meal with all the trimmings and perhaps an ale or two.We Love to tell the story and we love to share the lore.
Kenneth
Miss my Irish friends in New England
I’m sure I’ll be working. So make me a happy working man by giving me GOLD!!
I plan on celebrating St. Patricks day with corn beef and cabbage and hopefully a gold coin from Provident Metals.
My wife and I will probably go out for dinner on St. Patrick’s Day to one of our favorite local restaurants which happens to be an Irish restaurant & Pub.
I plan on going to the bar and drinking my favorite beer Guinness. If they have green beer I might drink at less one. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
We’ll enjoy a few beers in the morning, go to the parades around lunch, and enjoy a stout and cabbage in the afternoon. Hoping everyone else has a great St. Patrick’s Day!
Living near Chicago and having the day off my wife and I will be going to the St. Patrick’s day parade and celebrating down by the Chicago river and downtown area.
By drinking myself as full, as the Irish in me will take…
I will be attending a local parade, drink many of green beer with my wife & friends, Hoping to catch that little Pamp Suisse leprechaun nugget.
Corned beef and cabbage drinking green bear wearing green outfit having a good ol Party