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Happy St Patricks Day!
This international holiday is celebrated annually throughout the world on March 17th. Popular activities on this day include parades, drinking parties, and just about ANYTHING involving the color Green.
The day is marked by parades, festivals, social gatherings, people wearing green clothing, chefs creating green food and drink recipes, and artists painting green-themed murals.
Saint Patrick is a Patron Saint of Ireland, credited with bringing Christianity to the Irish people.
St Patricks Day is a yearly celebration of Irish culture, held on what is believed to be the date of the death of St. Patrick in 461. The day has been celebrated as an official Christian holiday since the early 17th century.
Nowadays, St Patricks Day is a public holiday in Ireland, but is also widely celebrated in Canada, the United States, the UK, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand.
Why do people drink on St Patricks Day?
Historically, the Christian restrictions on food and alcohol consumption during Lent were lifted on this one special day.
Why is the Shamrock associated with St Patricks Day?
Legend has it that Saint Patrick himself used the 3-leafed shamrock to visually explain the Holy Trinity.
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