St. Stephen's Day Research Paper

St. Stephen is believed to be the first Christian saint. He was stoned to death close to the year 33 AD. One Irish legend says that he was given away by a wren when he was hiding from his enemies. Another legend says that there were Viking raids on Ireland on St. Stephen’s Day around the year 750 AD. Irish soldiers were approaching a Viking camp to get rid of the intruders. Then a wren started eating crumbs from a drum and told the Vikings that the Irish soldiers were there. That’s why some people felt like the wrens had given them away and should be stoned to death. Boys had originally hunted a wren and threw stones at it. They then would tie it to a stick when it was dead and then walk around the village with it. They would do this to get