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The video was posted to YouTube on March 17, 2006 and soon became a viral sensation, attracting millions of views. [8] [9]The report received attention from MSNBC, radio personality Howard Stern and received a piece in The New York Times, in which columnist Virginia Heffernan called the clip "a local Alabama news segment that seems too hilarious to be real."
In our opinion, the answer to this age-old question is a resounding "no." Leprechauns are not real; they're just fun, fictional characters with whom you probably enjoy celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
The journalists struggled to stay serious as locals explained their theories about the sighting. "To me, it look like a leprechaun to me. All you gotta do is look up in the tree.
The modern image of the leprechaun sitting on a toadstool, having a red beard and green hat, etc. is a more modern invention, or borrowed from other strands of European folklore. [39] The most likely explanation for the modern day Leprechaun appearance is that green is a traditional national Irish color dating back as far as 1642. [40]
St. Patrick's Day Leprechauns (and their leprechaun traps, pranks, coins, etc.) are becoming yet another holiday magic making chore for parents.
The The following morning, the children awaken to discover signs that leprechauns (mythical creatures from Irish legends) have visited the trap. After the children go to sleep, parents add signs of a leprechaun visiting, such as chocolate coins or treasure left in their bottom drawers, and pretend that a leprechaun did it. [2]
Leapin' Leprechauns received mostly unfavorable reviews from critics. The lack of a clear storyline and an "all-out villain" were appointed by many experts as critique points. Felix Vasquez from Cinema Crazed stated: Leapin' Leprechauns! "is not the worst movie I’ve ever seen, but it’s probably the most baffling I’ve seen in a good while ...
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