Facts About St Patricks Day

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1 – St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday celebrated on March 17th, the day that Saint Patrick died in 461.

2 – The three colors of green, white and orange are all associated with Ireland.

3 – The Irish Shamrock plant is not actually native to Ireland but was introduced by the Celts who migrated there from Asia Minor over 2000 years ago.

4 – A traditional Irish meal consists of corned beef, cabbage and potatoes which are boiled together until tender.

5 – There are many legends about how Saint Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to people who were pagan at that time.

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6 – On St Patricks day it is customary for people to wear green clothing or accessories as well as drink Guinness beer or eat corned beef sandwiches.

7 – People often wear clovers on their clothes or hold onto them in order to bring luck because they believe that finding one guarantees them wealth beyond their wildest dreams. Some people also wear four leaf clovers around their neck in order to ward off evil spirits and bad luck.

8 – The tradition of wearing green began in 18th century Ireland to honor the Irish soldiers who wore green uniforms.

9 – The first mention of St Patrick’s Day was in 1762 when Irish Catholics marked March 17 as a holiday to honor him. It was mentioned in a letter written by an Englishman living in Dublin named John Dunton.

10 – It is believed that St Patricks Day has its origins as a pagan festival called “The Feast of Lughnasa” which celebrates the arrival of summer.

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11 – Shamrocks are an important symbol of the holiday because they represent faith, hope, and love.

12 – Legend has it that when Saint Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland, he left them only one refuge – a small patch of land on top of a hill called Croagh Patrick which means “the place of the snake.”

13 – One myth says that Saint Patrick used Christianity to end paganism in Ireland.

14 – Leprechauns were originally called “Cluricaunes” by the Scots-Irish settlers who came from Scotland.

15 – In 1903, President Roosevelt issued a proclamation declaring March 17th as an official national day for celebrating Irish heritage.

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16 – Legend has it that Saint Patrick used the three-leaf clover to teach Christianity because he felt it could be more easily understood than other religious symbols such as crosses or angels.

Saint Patrick used the shamrock, a three-leafed plant with clover flowers, to explain the Holy Trinity (Father Son and Holy Spirit) to pagan Irishmen.

17 – The Irish word for “luck” is “fáilte,” which means welcome, and this tradition has been carried over to America with people greeting.

18 – Dublin has the world’s largest celebration for St Patrick’s Day with over 1 million people celebrating. According to Guinness, more than 14 million pints are consumed each year on St Patricks day.

19 – The color green symbolizes springtime and new beginnings.

20 – This day celebrates all things Irish such as music, dance, art and literature as well as celebrating their culture.

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21 – There are many variations of the Irish folk song “Danny Boy” but it was originally written by an Englishman named Frederic Weatherly (1848-1929) and set to music by an American composer John Jacob Loeb (1892-1979).

22 – The first mention of Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations in America appeared on March 17th, 1837, in the “New York Morning Post.”

23 – St Patrick was actually never canonized as a saint, though he is known as the patron saint of Ireland. He was proclaimed to be a saint by popular demand.

24 – Legend has it that leprechauns hide their gold at the end of rainbows.

25 – Celebrations for St Patricks Day include wearing green clothes or accessories; drinking alcohol (particularly Guinness); playing traditional Celtic music; cooking traditional food items such as colcannon, bacon and cabbage, Irish boxty dishes, barmbrack breads, champit potatoes with dumplings, boiled eggs dyed green; holding parades that typically involve people dressing up in costumes based on mythical creatures like leprechauns (who may be depicted as either mischievous tricksters or benevolent beings), giants (in some cases dressed in red), fairies (sometimes also depicted as benevolent beings) and witches; children giving money to adults they believe will grant them their wishes for luck; visiting churches where masses are held at times other than Sunday morning (such as at midnight).

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