VFK St. Patrick's Day Mini-Quest (2012)

March 17, 2012
 March 18, 2012	
==Description==
Today is St. Patrick's Day! That means we celebrate with shamrocks, leprechauns, pots of gold and everything green! Irish culture has long included a wealth of traditional myths and oral legend woven around historical happenings, and the story of St. Patrick has grown into exaggerated tales of his deeds and life. This has resulted in the majority of the stories told about St. Patrick being fabricated. On today's quest, let's take a look at St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland!<BR><BR>
 
Your reward for completing this quest will be 1,000 credits, and a St. Patrick's Day 2012 Pin!<BR><BR><BR>
===Prizes===
===Questions===
1. The story of St. Patrick is based on the life a real person who converted Ireland over to a Christian land. St. Patrick is known as driving the snakes out of Ireland; however, this is believed to be a metaphor as snakes were not native to Ireland. The snakes are instead thought as a symbol of paganism which he indeed drove out of Ireland. St. Patrick was said to have driven the snakes into the sea when standing on a hill and using what?
* A sword
* A wooden staff
* A prayer
* A box<BR><BR>
2. On his travels around Ireland, St. Patrick established monasteries and set up churches and schools. During that time, he caused the conversion of the majority of the Irish people to Christianity until he returned to County Down and retired. His death on March 17th, 461 A.D. has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day. Go outside Mister Ned's stable and say: "The Luck of the Irish!"<BR><BR>
3. So, what do leprechauns have to do with St. Patrick's Day? Irish folklore blames the Leprechauns for all sorts of misdeeds. What is the one thing you are not supposed to do when confronted with one of the tiny magical creatures?
* Never take your eye off them or they will vanish in an instant
* Show them any gold as they will turn into dust
* Sit down on the ground as they will turn you to stone
* Call them names as they will take away your voice<BR><BR>
4. The Irish fairy people called Leprechauns are believed to have derived their name from their occupation of shoemakers. They also appointed themselves as guardians of the ancient treasure which the Danes had buried when they had raided through Ireland. Go to the Audubon Wildlife Adventure Dark Forest, and say: "Happy Saint Patrick's Day!"<BR><BR>
===Answers===
1. A wooden staff
2. Go outside the Livery Stable and say: "The Luck of the Irish!"
3. Never take your eye off them or they will vanish in an instant
4. Go to the Audubon Wildlife Adventure Dark Forest, and say: "Happy Saint Patrick's Day!"
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