Are clovers considered shamrocks?! What is the meaning of a shamrock?! Why do we call four leaf clovers lucky? ! I was curious myself about the answers to these questions so I did a bit of research and this is what I found out! Back a few thousand years ago, shamrocks were worn in church goers hats to honor St Patrick the patron saint of Ireland, yearly and the shamrock is widely considered a symbol of the Holy Trinity (Father,Son and Holy Spirit) thus establishing it as a symbol of Ireland. But why is it called a Shamrock?! A shamrock is any of several similar appearing trifoliate plans- meaning plants whose leaves are divided into three leaflets. The difference between a Shamrock and a clover is that a clover must have three leaves to be considered a shamrock, if it has more or less than it is not a shamrock. So all shamrocks are clovers but not all clovers are shamrocks! Interesting huh?! So one last fact for you to think about, a fourth leaf is where the luck comes from on a clover. The four leafed clover is an uncommon variation of a three leafed clover and is widely considered to be good luck because they are a mutation that is rare and not found in the same abundance as shamrocks therefore considered, lucky!
This week at Aofc, we worked on shamrock collages, special leprechaun hats, to get us in the spirit for celebrating St Patricks day next week!
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