How to be friendly with environment?

For many many years, people have tended to be inconsiderate with the environment. This is seen mainly with people throwing garbage on the street. People don't tend to recycle because they're just too lazy. We should all be considerate when doing this because it might start out as a little lollipop wrapper on the sidewalk which will eventually turn out to be cups, cigarretes, boxes, leftovers of food, etc. When a person says that people should be precautious about the garbage they throw it doesn't mean that we should be environmental workers or anything like that (which would be great because in regards to this, the more the merrier). 

Another aspect of the abuse to the environment is that fact that people constantly waste vasts amounts of water. When showering, washing the dishes, doing laundry. Recently with the ice bucket challenge, it's a great way to bring people together to support such a noble foundation such as the ALS, but i consider that these donations could have been supported with a different activity. It might be fun to watch videos of people pouring ice cold water on themselves and seeing the funny expressions each of them make and all, but many people don't think about the amount of water being wasted when there are so many places full of people that would do anything for a drop of water. Also, the companies in charge of public transportation should take hands in the matter by using vehicles that won't affect the environment in general which will reduce little by little the large amount of polluted areas. 

 Lets protect our beautiful planet.

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St Patrick's Day!!

Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated annually on 17 March, the death date of the most commonly-recognised patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461). 


Who was St. Patrick?

St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity’s most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling.

• It is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D.  

• The mythology surrounding his life became ever more ingrained in the Irish culture: Perhaps the most well known legend is that he explained the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) using the three leaves of a native Irish clover, the shamrock.

History of St. Patrick's Day.

The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. However, the first parade held to honor St. Patrick’s Day took place not in Ireland but in the United States. On March 17, 1762, Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as with fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.

THE CHICAGO RIVER ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY

As Irish immigrants spread out over the United States, other cities developed their own traditions. One of these is Chicago’s annual dyeing of the Chicago River green. The practice started in 1962, when city pollution-control workers used dyes to trace illegal sewage discharges and realized that the green dye might provide a unique way to celebrate the holiday. 

ST. PATRICK’S DAY AROUND THE WORLD

Today, people of all backgrounds celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, especially throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in many other locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore and Russia.

  Sydney, Australia    Munich, Germany

  New York, USA     Moscow, Russia

 Disneyland Paris, France

ST. PATRICK’S DAY TRADITIONS

THE SHAMROCK

The shamrock, which was also called the “seamroy” by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring. By the seventeenth century, the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism. As the English began to seize Irish land and make laws against the use of the Irish language and the practice of Catholicism, many Irish began to wear the shamrock as a symbol of their pride in their heritage and their displeasure with English rule.

IRISH MUSIC

Music is often associated with St. Patrick’s Day. From ancient days of the Celts, music has always been an important part of Irish life. The Celts had an oral culture, where religion, legend and history were passed from one generation to the next by way of stories and songs. 

CORNED BEEF

Each year, thousands of Irish Americans gather with their loved ones on St. Patrick’s Day to share a “traditional” meal of corned beef and cabbage. Though cabbage has long been an Irish food, corned beef only began to be associated with St. Patrick’s Day at the turn of the century.

THE LEPRECHAUN

The original Irish name for these figures of folklore is “lobaircin,” meaning “small-bodied fellow.”

Belief in leprechauns probably stems from Celtic belief in fairies, tiny men and women who could use their magical powers to serve good or evil. In Celtic folktales, leprechauns were cranky souls, responsible for mending the shoes of the other fairies. 

Here's a clip of the latest St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin: