SAINT PATRICK’s Day is celebrated on the 17th Day in March and with it the luck of the Irish & all things green. Originally set aside to honor St. Patrick as the patron saint of Ireland, it has developed a time-honored global festivity of Irish culture.
In 1631 the Roman Catholic Church determined March 17 as a feast day honoring Saint Patrick usually falling on Lent where alcohol was forbidden by the Church. But on Saint Patrick’s feast day, booze was permitted until lawmakers made all pubs close during the holiday until it popularly was rescinded during the 1970s. In the 1990s, Irish tourism started to take off when the governances started a national campaign to woo Americans over to celebrate Irish heritage through our beloved SAINT PATRICK’s Day and pump some much-needed cash into their economy.
The tradition of the SAINT PATRICK’s Day parade first started on March 17, 1601, in the region known as Saint Augustine, Florida USA. It was set up by the Spanish colony’s governor. In 1737 soldiers from Ireland who were serving in the British military at the time marched in Boston and NYC with fifes and drums.
Early evidence suggests the man wore BLUE and not green. But hey, who could argue with the Irish flag, rolling lush green hills, and the shamrocks. In 1798, supporters of the Irish revolution used green to symbolize their fight for independence.
They first started out as politically symbolic and over time gained strength in popularity. Ultimately large parades spread to Boston, Chicago, and Savannah. But during the COVID-19 virus pandemic in 2020 and 2021, parades around the country were canceled for the first time ever in its 258-year history.
Not sure how to LOVE the day? We’ve got a few interesting ideas to consider that may help get you started.
Here are some activities that you can do on SAINT PATRICK’s Day!
Wear something green on this day – anything. Pinch someone who isn’t wearing green although you might become a lonely leprechaun at the end of the day and not be invited to any more St Paddy’s Day parties. Try some green beer or Guinness starting your pub crawl.
Eat some Irish food, cook an Irish meal, listen to some Irish music, do a little Irish jig, watch an Irish movie, or better yet one filmed in Ireland. Learn some Gaelic like Éire go Brách.
Use social media posts with the hashtags #StPatricksDay, #SaintPatricksDay, #StPaddysDay, #StPattysDay, #CulturalHolidays, #MarchHolidays, #Holiday, #FindADayToLOVE, #iHEARTdays to support the importance of celebrating, promoting, and sharing with the world why you ❤️ SAINT PATRICK’s Day.
American pop/jazz vocalist & swing pianist best known for his smooth voice and timeless hits such as “Unforgettable”, “Mona Lisa”, and “The Christmas Song”. Born 1919.
NATHANIEL COLES Quote
“I’m an interpreter of stories. When I perform it’s like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories.”
American amateur golfer & lawyer with 13 major titles. Best known for designing the Augusta National Golf Club and helping to found the prestigious Masters Tournament. To this day he remains the only golfer ever to win four major championships in a single year dubbed Grand Slam of Golf in 1930. Born 1902.
BOBBY JONES Quote
“Some people think they are concentrating when they’re merely worrying.”
German engineer & industrialist inventor of the first motorized carriage and motorized quadricycle best known for founding Daimler Motors which would later become Mercedes-Benz. He also pioneered internal-combustion engines and created a liquid petroleum-fueled engine that could run at high speed. Born 1834.
GOTTLIEB DAIMLER Quote
“The best or nothing at all.”
Year | Date | Day of the Week |
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2023 | March 17 | Friday |
2024 | March 17 | Sunday |
2025 | March 17 | Monday |
2026 | March 17 | Tuesday |
2027 | March 17 | Wednesday |
This is a day no matter where you are in the world, you’re invited to become Irish for one day. You can wear your identity proudly, don’t cover up your freckles, don’t serve up dinner without some sort of potato, prank your Aunt Mary, then confess to Father Ted that the only Gaelic you know is An bhfuil cead agam dul go dti an leithreas?
Even AOC would have us thinking green is the way to go. Why St Paddy’s Day is the greenest as they come! Green beer, green waterways, green floats, green striped socks, green nails, green hair. If little green men were to come down from outer space they would think they stumbled upon their long-lost distance cousins.
Now some would have you believe who doesn’t love cranky little leprechauns. But they would be a little on the impish side wouldn’t they – always pinching, snickering, flaunting their magical power with their wee little selves. They’re crabby because they have to cobble together & fix other woodland magical creatures’ shoe buckles. I’d be a little grumpy (I mean sensitive) too. Hey … at least there’s the pot of gold at end of every rainbow.
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