Ah, very enlightening. I was just wondering today what St. Patrick's day was about besides St. Patrick eradicating all the snakes in Ireland.
Would Osiris and the Celtic "Green Man" be the same? What of the "Jack in the Green"?
Also, just got my order of 48lbs of 2-Row Spring barley for some planting and to brew up some beer this fall when the hops are ripe for the plucking.
I had done a little research on leprechauns and found that they originally wore red and had tri-cornered hats. They are cobblers by trade and are terrible drunks that will invade your cellar and drink all your booze. They were supposed to be the offspring of fairies and house spirits and there are no female leprechauns, only males. Also, they had no real need of gold unless they wanted to trick greedy humans for some reason and if you caught one, they would grant you wishes if you release them, not a pot of gold, although they might do that I suppose if they thought you'd believe them.
When I was 8 or 9 years old, on the day before St. Patrick's day, I had been riding my bicycle and had gotten home. I jumped off my bike and let it "ghost ride" into the back yard along the driveway where the natural gas meter was attached to the side of the house. When I did that, as clear as day I saw a leprechaun standing behind the meter with his head just above the top of it. It was of normal human proportions, but just a couple feet tall. I saw it just as I turned away and when I looked back it was gone. I saw it for only a second, but I was in a hurry and didn't realize what I saw, otherwise I might have stared for a few minutes when I first saw it. Actually, when I think about it, it was wearing brown and wore a more pointed hat, perhaps it was a pixie or brownie I saw, not a leprechaun.
Would Osiris and the Celtic "Green Man" be the same? What of the "Jack in the Green"?
Also, just got my order of 48lbs of 2-Row Spring barley for some planting and to brew up some beer this fall when the hops are ripe for the plucking.
I had done a little research on leprechauns and found that they originally wore red and had tri-cornered hats. They are cobblers by trade and are terrible drunks that will invade your cellar and drink all your booze. They were supposed to be the offspring of fairies and house spirits and there are no female leprechauns, only males. Also, they had no real need of gold unless they wanted to trick greedy humans for some reason and if you caught one, they would grant you wishes if you release them, not a pot of gold, although they might do that I suppose if they thought you'd believe them.
When I was 8 or 9 years old, on the day before St. Patrick's day, I had been riding my bicycle and had gotten home. I jumped off my bike and let it "ghost ride" into the back yard along the driveway where the natural gas meter was attached to the side of the house. When I did that, as clear as day I saw a leprechaun standing behind the meter with his head just above the top of it. It was of normal human proportions, but just a couple feet tall. I saw it just as I turned away and when I looked back it was gone. I saw it for only a second, but I was in a hurry and didn't realize what I saw, otherwise I might have stared for a few minutes when I first saw it. Actually, when I think about it, it was wearing brown and wore a more pointed hat, perhaps it was a pixie or brownie I saw, not a leprechaun.
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