Saint Patrick’s Day or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated annually on 17 March, the death date of the most commonly-recognised patron saint of Ireland, St Patrick.
Wearing of the green: Originally, the colour associated with Saint Patrick was blue. Over the years the colour green and its association with St Patrick’s Day grew. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick’s Day as early as the 17th century. St Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish, and the ubiquitous wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs has become a feature of the day. In the 1798 rebellion, to make a political statement, Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on 17 March in hopes of catching public attention. The phrase “the wearing of the green”, meaning to wear a shamrock on one’s clothing, derives from a song of the same name.
In this article you can find different ways how people (mostly Irish people) celebrate this St. Patrick’s day.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade In Dublin – 2011
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Image by William Murphy via Flickr
St. Patrick’s Day Parade In Dublin – 2013
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Image by William Murphy via Flickr
St Patrick’s Day Dash around Seattle Center in Seattle, WA
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St Patrick’s Day Parade San Francisco 2012
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Image by David Yu via Flickr
Dallas, Texas
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Empire State Building lighted in green, NY, USA
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Sydney Opera House St Patricks 2010
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St Patrick’s Day Munich – Allianz Arena 2013
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Chicago River 2008
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