Every March 17, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by wearing green, watching parades and attending festivals but how much do you actually know about the holiday? Below is 10 historical and interesting facts about Saint Patrick and St. Patrick’s Day.
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- Saint Patrick’s Day is a Christian holiday that observes the referenced death date of Saint Patrick.
- Saint Patrick was not Irish but was actually believed to be born in Roman Britian during the fifth century.
- Saint Patrick is known as the “Apostle of Ireland” and is recoginized for bringing Christianity to Ireland.
- This holiday was made an official feast day, Feast of Saint Patrick, to be observed by the churches during the early 17th century.
- The color green is not the traditional color associated with Saint Patrick. The traditional color is blue.
- The United States is recognized as having the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City on March 17th, 1762.
- The traditional feast day meal is Irish bacon, cabbage and Irish soda bread. Corned beef is a common substitute for the Irish bacon.
- With the exception of 2 states, every state in the U.S. has Irish ancestry ranking within the top 5 for Irish heritage.
- Because so many countries celebrate St. Patrick’s Day it is know for being the most celebrated national festival.
- Around the mid 1990s, the Irish government created the St. Patrick’s Festival to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in hopes to increase tourism and help the economy.
Here is an extra fact to boot that you might find interesting: Ireland would not allow it’s pubs to be open on St. Patrick’s Day until the 1970’s.
I hope you enjoyed my 10 interesting facts about St. Patrick’s Day. All information researched and used can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick’s_Day and https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/st-patricks-day-facts
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