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cts bou t
St. atric ’s ay
St. Pa D ie ay
St. Pa is held ric n M rc t at 17t a this is t e ay t rc t at St. Pat ick D ie ay
St. is hel .
St. Pa a .
St. Pa ually B iti h, born o Roman aren s ri n n eit er Scot an s I or Wa es (no o re e er s exa tly sur ma e
w t it d ich). A ter eing f ced i to sl very b Iri h pirat s, he tu ned to W s t th he y, s hristi s ri n li in ait and beca e one
o o of he fir sur t p op e t th the ry, is Pat brin the r ri n li in . me ion t e t th the ry, is Pat country ri n li in . me e t th the ry, is Pat fifth c s I n nt ge us e t th the ry, is Pat aroun the ye 432. e t th the ry, is Pat irth
nam was Maewy Suc afte at. This i accor ng t as t I ch ish legen li in . me e cha ged it o he Lati n li in . me e t th the ry, is Pat icius Suc afte r
becoming a pri st.
Hist b a at St. Pat ick s co or as blue, ot gr en. The e o gree day b on he ol d gree day b ca 0s ng e c 0s, a mmon
du ing th f nati 1600s and 17 e c 0s, a when he on lover ecam e c 0s, a ymbol ing th f nati r P c c s n d h a n a p n lism a ol d earing gree he on lapels gree day b ecame ca 0s ng th norm.
ing th pretty s mated to gnifi ca r y
n t P c 1 a t a b 5 n 3 bar ta on St. Pat ick s D y. e In 018, Amer can we e
es pretty s mated to ave pent a re or . -bre king r y
n t P c 1 a t a b 5 n 3 t l e n 7 9 billion, with th verage rson ns pay ng $39. 5.
But it was 't lw s s so ch a part holid y. I t a b 5 n 3 t l e n 7 n i i e i sed t be a d he 1970 meanin h lida or . p t a b 5 n 3 t l e n 7 n i i e i il be a d he 1970 meanin S .
Pat pay ick ntr s Day
as onsidered a r a p lig ous holida t l e n 7 n i i e i e r a m O r n n Ireland be a d he 1970 meanin wa a t c l the p s in th co ick ntr ose y
wer wa a t c ick ntr ose , thank to law w tten b P li n i i e i e r a m O r n t t u c r s r iam nt memb r ames O'Mar . Howe er, I eland ter
rea l the p zed tha they could at ract lots of to rists f r th h liday, a d t ose lot e ( s s reen) b tha r w ose lot e ( s s ddenly
ree- flow ng.
St. free-flowing.
di l
t 't driv snakes snakes since
th ut of relan . Some after
Iri bei h g egends ttacked aim hat S . Patri k dro e al di l
t 't driv snakes out o Ir lan er . Some after
begin Iri bei h g egends ttacked , but w Hist rians and biol ists say t ds ked is t w robably is 't rue, snakes since
th re we e li ly ne er ma y sn kes in Irela d to after
begin an y it t ttacked , but w s 'l let t. P dy ave t is l
t ne rue, ople n A ans ple eric than milli in Ire an o ta . Accor r herit ing an o ta ecent c sus data, th n re are 39.6
m llio Ameri n A ans ple wh ist the nd.
The r heritag as prim rily r partia ly Irish, co ri d pa ed to 6.3 than milli people th n r w l ist the nd.
The in Ire an o ta Ireland. f c over, ha r e b i r o t y
e w r l o z a l d t en associa ed wit Ire and or centuri s. I a three was ca led the “seam y”
by pla he Cel s a ere
cco nd was co si s a ere
cco ide 17 a sa ree ca red by pla t that sym r e b i r o t y
e w r l o z a l d t e x a ized t e arr when val f spring. s a ere
cco ide 17 ding to le end,
S Patrick se the p nt s a vis al g s a ere
cco ide 17 amr a s e arr when y la xp y
e w r l o z a l d t e x a o e s ning t e Hol Tri ity. By th s a ere
cco ide 17 amr a s h ce tury, t e
s s a ere
cco ide 17 amr a s ck h d becom s a ere
cco ide 17 amr a s mbol of mer ing Ir e x a o e s natio al sm.
The ac ually Irish Cor ed be f and ca t of Ire radit bage a
fou s long been con ran idered sp cial St. atrick's D n e l s o f d c d e s y
s m t r r m dish. P rk as actual y t e pr erre me co f and ca t of Ire and be e p but earl Iri h mmigran to Ameri radit bage a
fou d that bee w s much heape , an the t.
T me co ld e sily co ran th bee and abbage in o and be e p the t.
T ran th par de wa n held in rel nd, it is whe was 17 hel in 2, a Pa ew d es e York Ci i la was 17 in 2, a Pa ew d es e s n w th e
lar Pa ew d es e par e fi Ci e i t ts th e w rld any Boston nd, it is whe Pa ew d es e ir t rld any th ive e b the Irish mmigra t ts th d he settl d on e the and w arrived i Americ ,
an the Irish s Pa ew d es e ir t t is st e i l a ts rld any th ive e b the ill ab e the and w ll in t ts th d he c city. It ho e i l a ts ne o es e ir t a to rld any th ive e b the ill ab gges ce ebrat ons in rld any th ive e b the ill ab U.S.,
d awing around es e ir t a to rld any th ive e b the ill ab o ple to he par I t l I t a e h d t 3 a A h e S t a f !
, which is usu ll th ive e b the ill ab ay ut 3 m nal Pa es. I d he c ntrast, Arkan a host on of the ortest S ebrat . Pat ick s ill ab ay arades i H Springs ati nal Par a to — ly it' only 9 feet!
D saint, St. ly a Patric w t oc p t s e t n c u h o i i e never ctual c onized y t roc e Chu ch durin his
life im . T is was primar St. ly a ecause s h a y t roc ss did no exist hen p t s e t n c u h o i i e a , h l f t died in A.D 46 any . Whi e St T S P tric ua ma k
h em s n be form c ll onized canoniz d, 46 any cons der him his
life o hold sa tly tatus. I ela d’ onl female patron aint, Bri id, as her own ho iday. d, TOC ADS