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is the stone Moses struck to produce water for the Israelites fleeing Egypt. Some say this is the stone David hid behind when fleeing King Saul. By the 1600's, Blarney was well known as a Court of Poetry. And this is when superstitionsns surface. Kissing the stone, a rather awkward feat involving bending backwards, became a tradition and now a tourist attraction. All this strange activity secures fair and magical speech. Add some more good luck to St Patrick's Day and kiss the Blarney Stone.

Finally, the day of the week on which March 17th falls imposes its own set of Irish superstitions. The luckiest days are the first days of the year and week. (St Patrick's Day 2009 falls on a Tuesday, so luck sounds possible). Friday is regarded as the unluckiest day when journeys, moving house and beginning a new business should be avoided. Never take a cat from one house to another and never speak ill of fairies on this day, because they will work some evil if they are around. St Patrick's Day last fell on a Friday in 2006.

St Patrick's Day is a time to let the imagination free to enjoy legendary Irish superstitions. It matters not whether you are really Irish. After all, Tokyo has been introducing all things Irish to the Japanese people on St Patrick's Day since 1992.

And talking of Irish superstitions, I have heard that it's unlucky to transact important business on St Patrick's Day. So I must publish this article on Helium now!

Bibliography Gardening Superstitionsns http://www.scribd.com/doc/6737 505/Gardening-Superstitionsns
S t Patrick's Day Superstitions http://efl.htmlplanet.com/stpa tty.htm
Blarney Stone, Cork, Ireland http://www.sacredsites.com/eur ope/ireland/blarney_stone.html

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