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 According to historical documents, Patrick used a shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish people.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 evening at home with the family.
Born on St. Patty’s so I usually spend it celebrating with friends and green birthday cake.
Go to the parade and in joy the day.
I will be welcoming my beautiful wife of 43 years home from helping our oldest daughter with her first baby!!!!!
Christ died for us, praise those who praise our lord and savior Jesus Christ .believe in him and you could someday enter his kingdom, love one another as he has loved you . Have a blessed day, Manny
Pinching people not wearing green 🙂
Caed mi falce!
Birthday is the 14th so it’s just one big long party!
Since I’m from in northern state, I will be enjoying it in sunny Florida on vacation
I plan on sitting home with my new 1 gram gold bar that I won by you and waiting for the rainbow to find it like a pot of gold..
Hello Lassie. I will be spending St Patrick’s day enjoying my 1 gram PAMP Suisse gold bar from Provident! What else?
Drinking beer and Irish car bombs, and spending time with friends!
be wondering if I won a gold bar.
Like every year, hit the pub, drinks with friends, listen to pipes, and hate to say I don’t remember the rest except the hard morning…
Ironically, my wife, grandson, and myself are leaving for Dublin on Monday, March 6, 2017, to visit our roots, to see how the orginal ones do it, religious,kinship, couple Guiness, and personally, to see first hand the birthplace and home of my favorite author, James Joyce. Thank you.
I will spend it working ! No work no more coins ( lol) We love ❤️ your company !
I will be having a toast to the Luck in everyone.
One way to celebrate St. Patrick’s day is to follow my brothers bagpipe band as they go from Irish pub to Irish pub.
Since that is a working day, I will get to spend it staring into a computer monitor and trying to convince customers to by some tables and chairs. Yeah (sic)!
Wearing a hideous green and gold bow tie from the dollar store.
Working I Hope!!
I will spend my time celebrating that I won the gold.
Ye luck of the Irish will always turn your gray days GREEN and show you the way to the rainbow
Probably still searching for employment. I could use some gold!
Only one way to celebrate Saint Patties Day. Drinking hard beer. Eating corned beef and lamb stew; and dancing to Celtic tunes.
I will spend it working.
My birthday is the 13th so i usually take a weeks vacation and celebrate my birthday and then role into ST Pattys day!!! We always go to the local Pub for a green beer and ale. A bucket full of chicken wings and everyone has their irish hats and green on. We then go to the river and watch them dye it green. Family and Friends is what makes ST Pattys today great!
I will be starting my pepper plants with my girlfriend.
Thanks to your history lesson, I will spend the day being thankful for the power of forgiveness, and how one of God’s obedient servants made a positive difference in the world.
Great customer service!
Excellent products
( exactly what you ordered ) ! Awesome