美国大草原溪红杉州立公园
生机盎然的酢浆草和红杉树,美国大草原溪红杉州立公园 (© Jack Dykinga/Minden Pictures)
有四片叶子的吗?(Any with four leaves?)
爱尔兰被称为“40种绿荫之地”,但这张绿色小妖精的视线来自加利福尼亚州巨大红杉的脚下。今天,我们庆祝爱尔兰的守护神圣帕特里克,他以从未去过加利福尼亚而闻名。圣帕特里克经常被描绘成手持三叶草,据说他用三叶草在爱尔兰传播基督教,说三叶草描绘了圣父、圣子和三位一体的圣灵。别介意,早在帕特里克到来之前,凯尔特德鲁伊就已经崇拜了神圣的三叶草和它的三片叶子。描绘圣帕特里克和三叶草的硬币可以追溯到1675年。
原文:
Ireland has been called the land of '40 shades of green,' but this green leprechaun's-eye view comes from the feet of California’s giant sequoias. Today we celebrate St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who famously never travelled to California. St. Patrick is often depicted holding a shamrock, which he purportedly used to spread Christianity in Ireland by saying the leaves illustrated the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit of the Holy Trinity. Never mind that Celtic druid had revered the sacred shamrock and its three leaves long before Patrick’s arrival. Coins depicting St. Patrick with a shamrock date back as far as 1675.
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