St. Patrick's Day Superstitions & Phobias

Behind the blarney! Who was St. Patrick? What is the lore behind the shamrock symbol? Did leprechauns really exist? Why was green chosen as the holiday color? What kinds of phobias surround St. Patrick's Day? How did the folklore of the Blarney Stone get started?

For the answers to these or any other fascinating St. Patrick's Day superstition and folklore questions, ask Dr. Dossey, the entertaining historian-folklorian, to share some of the ancient superstitions and humorous rituals surrounding this day when everybody is Irish!

But along with the superstitions and folklore fun comes some frightening phobias. Did St. Patrick suffer from incurable ophidophobia? Do you? Will you develop ochilophobia or phonophobia by carousing with the rowdy Irish? How can you protect yourself from that rarest of Irish phobias - mythophobia?

Don't worry, St. Patrick's Day isn't just for the Irish! Even if you don't know what a shillelagh is or where it comes from, you can still guarantee yourself years of good luck with HOLIDAY FOLKLORE, PHOBIAS AND FUN: Mythical Origins, Scientific Treatments and Superstitious “Cures”!


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