Every March 17, countries around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in observance of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland credited for bringing Christianity to the country.
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, here are a few fun St. Patrick’s Day facts!
- Saint Patrick's color was “Saint Patrick’s blue.” The color green became associated with St. Patrick’s Day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement.
- Saint Patrick was actually British not Irish and was born to Roman parents in either Scotland or Wales.
- Irish legend tells us that Saint Patrick used the shamrock as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.
- Saint Patrick is credited for driving the snakes out of Ireland, but Ireland has never been home to snakes as it was too cold to host reptiles during the Ice Age and surrounding seas have kept snakes out since.
- There isn’t any corn in the traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and cabbage.
- Irish immigrants began observing St. Patrick’s Day in Boston in 1737 and the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in America was held in New York City in 1766.
- In Chicago, the Plumbers Local 110 union dyes the Kelly river green which lasts for around five hours.
These were part of a article from worldstrides.com and there is more information on the website if you'd like to view it. Now with those great facts, what are some of the unique things you do on St. Patrick's Day?
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