St. Patrick's Day

All about St. Patrick's Day 🍀

St. Patrick's Day is March 17, honoring the patron saint of Ireland. Outside Ireland it has grown into a broad celebration of Irish culture — parades, green clothes, and a lot of shamrocks.

It arrives just before spring officially starts, so it often feels like the first genuinely cheerful day after a long winter.

How people celebrate St. Patrick's Day

• Wearing green so you don't get pinched
• Parades with bagpipes and dancers
• Shamrocks, leprechauns, and pots of gold
• Irish food like soda bread and stew

Fun facts

• Blue, not green, was the original color linked to St. Patrick.
• Chicago dyes its river green every year.
• The shamrock was used to explain the Trinity, according to legend.

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