St.+Patricks+Day



==St. Patricks Day was one of my favorite holidays growing up. Why? Because all you had to do was wear green. Since green was my favorite color, I loved this. ==

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==St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th and represents the day that Christianity was brought to the Ireland. In 1903, it became officially recognized as a public holiday in Ireland While St. Patrick's Day started as a religious holiday, it has now turned into a time where people gather for large feasts and celebrate Irish culture. ==

==In the year 432, it is said that St. Patrick came to Ireland to spread christianity. When doing this, he used a shamrock (3 leafed clover) as a way to explain the Christian message. ==

==Originally, people wore blue on St. Patrick's Day. But over the years, this changed and people began to wear green (the color of the shamrock). Sometimes people would pin green ribbons or shamrocks to their clothes to celebrate the holiday. ==

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==The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in 1931 and has since become a 5 day event that brings in over 675,000 people each year. ==