St.Patricks Day
What did St Patrick do to help Ireland?
He allegedly banned snakes from the island.
Though post-glacial Ireland never actually had snakes; one suggestion is that snakes referred to the serpent symbolism of the Druids of that time and place.
Legend also credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the concept of the Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a 3-leaved clover, using it to highlight the Christian belief of ‘three divine persons in the one God’
St Patrick’s Day Parade today
Downtown will be a sea of green today as the annual Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day Parade gets under way at 11 a.m.
The parade will go along Grand Boulevard from Pershing Road to Truman Road south of the highway loop. If you can’t be there, you can watch it live on KMBC-TV Channel 9.
At 9 a.m., Main Street will be closed between 20th and 27th streets. Parts of Pershing Road and McGee Street will be closed at 9 a.m. too.
At 10 a.m., the parade route portion of Grand Boulevard will be closed.