Saint Patrick’s Day is a well-known cultural and religious feast held on
17 March in order to celebrate the saint patron of Ireland. Although the celebration
originally was set to commemorate the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, it
now became popular all over the world. It is believed that, according to the
legend, Saint Patrick explained the idea of Holy Trinity to the pagans, by using
the three-leaved shamrock. That is why the official color of the feast is
green. Celebrations involves parades and festivals of Irish folk music. The
biggest one is held in Dublin and lasts few days. But the most impressive one
is the one in Chicago where the whole river is being dyed green. Everything
becomes green on St. Patrick’s day: the Fountain in front the White House, The
London Eye, Empire State Building, Niagara Falls, even the Palace of Culture
and Science in Warsaw. According to the statistics each year, worldwide consumption
of Guinness equals 13 million pints.
We still have over a moth till Christmas, but those of you who are thinking about baking gingerbreads, have to prepare themselves early enough. It is essential to bake gingerbreads at least 3 weeks earlier, if you want them to be soft on Christmas day. Of course it all depends on the recipe and measurements of the ingredients. Basic gingerbread’s dough should be composed of wheat flour, rye flour, honey, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper. But obviously exist millions of recipes, that may vary in different countries and regions. The history of gingerbreads date back to ancient times, when their first version appeared in Romanian Imperium. In Middle Aggies they became more popular thanks to monasteries and monks who were importing spices from the east in times of crusades. The tradition of baking gingerbreads became more and more popular during the years, especially around Christmas time. We not only bake them but the most important part of process is decorating. In Pol...
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