Details of St. Patrick's Day Parade Nagoya

Schedule

Performers

Time	Activity	Location
12:00 -	Briefing Ceremony Playing live Irish music	Fureai Hiroba
13:30 - 15:00	Saint Patrick's Day Parade !	Around Osu shopping centre

Nalsa
Highland piper Asai Hideki
Fukiage Irish Dance Group
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Map

Transport

The event will start at the Fureai Hiroba. The nearest subway station is Kamimaezu on the Tsurumai subway line (100m)

The parade will start and finish in front of Osu Kannon (about 1.2km total), which is short walk south of Shirakawa Park. The nearest subway station is Osu Kannon on the Tsurumai subway line (100m)

There is limited public parking in the area.

St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, he brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century. Patricius was born in Britain to Roman parents sometime around 380AD. He was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep.

While herding the sheep, he had much time to ponder the many Bible verses his Christian father taught him. After 6 years of captivity he escaped after having a dream from God and returned to Britain. In Britain he had yet another dream of the people of Ireland calling for his return and decided to become a priest. He went to France to begin his vocation and was sent to Ireland (to Slane which is now famous for its rock festival) as a bishop around 432. He peacefully spread the word of God through preaching, baptizing, confirming in the then pagan Celtic Ireland. It is said that he and his disciples converted almost all of the population of Ireland.

Patrick is also credited with banishing all the snakes from Ireland. This is probably a metaphor for his driving the pagans from Ireland, as snakes were often associated with pagan worship. Another well known legend had Patrick using the shamrock (which resembles a three leaf clover) to explain the Trinity as the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. He died on March 17th 461 at Saul and is believed to be buried in Downpatrick. And so it was that a young Briton named Patricius died an Irishman named Patrick. Every year on March 17th his death is celebrated around the world.

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