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But say, what is that young French girl doing with a four leafed clover, anyway? Funny thing, that. Although the shamrock is certainly the most widely recognized symbol of the Irish, the harp being probably next down the line, clovers are common throughout Europe and to find the uncommon four leafed one in a passle of the ordinary three leafed clovers, or trefles, as they are called in France is considered good fortune pretty much everywhere.
And although it has been said that St. Patrick taught the nature of the Holy Trinity to the Irish using the shamrock to illustrate the idea of one body manifesting as three persons, it was also taught that as a boy, St. Patrick escaped from slavery to France, where he was eventually made a bishop, before traveling to Ireland to teach the Irish Christianity.
Drowning the shamrock is an interesting ritual we read about today. Apparently after wearing the shamrock on your person throughout the 17th of March (St. Patrick's Day), at the end of the day, you toast St Patrick with a glass of whatever might take your fancy, me Darlin', making sure you've placed the shamrock in the pot before commencing with the toast. Once you've emptied the glass, being careful not to swallow the shamrock, take it out from the bottom of the glass, and toss it over your left shoulder. By the way, please be careful if you do this in a pub, that no one is standing directly behind you as you toss a sopping wet shamrock over your shoulder. Feelings can run pretty high on St. Paddy's day, or so we've heard :)
Well anyway, whatever her reason for clinging to this huge clover, the card, probably a French image printed in Germany, is simply charming, and faith, 'tis certain we hope it may lighten the heart, brighten the eyes, and bring good luck to any and all who may gaze upon it :)