Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Saint Patrick's Day is the feast day of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and a day of celebration for Irish people. Saint Patrick’s Day is also known as Paddy’s day.

Celebrations

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17 all over Ireland and everywhere in the world where Irish people or their descendants live. New York City has one of the biggest parades. It is a very Irish festival, and it involves a lot of feasting and celebration, including traditional Irish music, drinking beer, and eating bacon and cabbage. Another tradition of Saint Patrick’s day is that one has to wear green clothing or they will be pinched. Green is the color of Saint Patrick's day as it is the national color of Ireland. People often wear green on that day or have some type of shamrock on their clothing. It is very common that they wear a Shamrock, a three leaved plant which is also a symbol for Ireland.

The first St. Patrick's Day parade in Ireland was held in Waterford in 1903. In the beginning, it was a 3 day long celebration, but now it is a 5-day celebration.

Celebration in Ireland

Saint Patrick's Day Media

Traditional Saint Patrick's Day badges from the early 20th century, Museum of Country Life in County Mayo
According to legend, Saint Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish pagans.
A Saint Patrick's Day greeting card from 1907
A Saint Patrick's Day parade in Dublin
Dublin's General Post Office and the Spire on O'Connell Street on Saint Patrick's Day
A Saint Patrick's Day Christian procession in Downpatrick, where Saint Patrick is said to be buried
Saint Patrick's Day 2016 in an Irish pub in Hamburg, Germany
Saint Patrick's Day celebration at Trafalgar Square in London, 2006
Porte des Bombes illuminated in green on Saint Patrick's Day of 2014
Moscow hosts an annual Saint Patrick's Day festival.