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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 March 2025. Cultural and religious celebration on 17 March For other uses, see Saint Patrick's Day (disambiguation). Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick depicted in a stained-glass window at Saint Benin's Church, Ireland Official name Saint Patrick's Day Also called Feast of Saint Patrick Lá Fhéile Stone found below St. Patrick's Well. St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. Other places named after Saint Patrick include: Patrickswell Lane, a well in Drogheda Town where St. Patrick opened a monastery and baptised the townspeople. Ardpatrick, County Limerick (from Irish Ard Pádraig, meaning 'high place of Patrick') [144] [failed 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 . St Patrick’s Day around the world. St Patrick’s Day is widely recognised throughout the United States as a celebration of Irish and Irish-American culture. The biggest St Patrick’s Day parade in the world is in New York City. Elsewhere in the States, the Chicago River is dyed green with an eco-friendly powder, an event that dates back to Present-day Armagh city and district (historical County Armagh) in Northern Ireland is home to St. Patrick's Cathedral (Church of Ireland). (more) St. Patrick (flourished 5th century, Britain and Ireland; feast day March 17) is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland . Saint Patrick’s Day, feast day (March 17) of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. People of that country celebrate the day with religious services and feasts, but Saint Patrick’s Day has transformed into a largely secular holiday of revelry in other parts of the world. I have spent the last 35 St. Patrick’s Day’s in Ireland, so the guide below is first-hand knowledge. Below, you’ll find the different ways that St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland is celebrated and no – people don’t just spend the day in one of the many pubs in Ireland 1. There are St. Patrick’s Day parades of all shapes and sizes Millions of people around the world celebrate St Patrick's Day on 17 March every year. It is a celebration of Irish history and culture, and is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Global Celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day. Although St. Patrick’s Day has its roots in Ireland, it has grown to become a global celebration of Irish heritage, with events taking place in cities around the world. Parades, festivals, and parties are held in places as far-flung as New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires. St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture that takes place annually on March 17, the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland's death in the fifth century. The holiday has St. Patrick's Festival, established by the Government of Ireland in November 1995, [1] is a tourist attraction, aiming to showcase a modern and creative Ireland, [2] and has since developed into a multi day celebration which takes place annually on and around March 17, St. Patrick's Day - the national holiday of Ireland. St Patrick's Purgatory, a pilgrimage site in County Donegal; St Patrick's (civil parish, Clare and Limerick) St Patrick's Street in Cork; St. Patrick's, Carlow College, a third level liberal arts college in Carlow; Dublin St Patrick's (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency in the British Parliament that was dissolved in 1922 The festival now runs for 10 days and each year the day-long Saturday street-party in Main Street with Irish music and Irish dancing is the festival highlight. In 2006, 9,000 people took part in the festival. [20] St. Patrick's Day Festival Saturday in Coatbridge 2009. Guinness Diageo and the Irish government both sponsor the event. Jump Around. Perhaps one of the ultimate party songs. "Jump Around" by House of Pain deserves a place on your list, if only because it was filmed at the St Patrick's Day Parade in New York City in 1992. Every year on March 17, people around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, honoring the patron saint of Ireland. But what started as a religious feast has evolved into a vibrant, global celebration of Irish culture. The visit was marked by a St. Patrick’s Day-themed breakfast, where the attendees embraced shades of green with their fashion choices, nodding to Ireland’s national color. Patrick's Day, is a 2014 Irish drama film written and directed by Terry McMahon. St. Patrick: The Irish Legend, is a 2000 television historical drama film about the life of Saint Patrick (AD 387–463) who was born in Wales and who brought Christianity to Ireland. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, whose cathedral is St Patrick's, incorporates the saltire. [58] St Patrick's National School in Drumcondra, Dublin City has a saltire on its arms [59] St. Patrick's High School, Ottawa has the saltire in its flag and arms. [60] This page was last edited on 25 October 2023, at 20:55 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. English: Within 40 minutes of the St Patrick's Day Parade leaving Belfast City Hall, Loyalist flag protesters appear at the same City Hall. Belfast City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 2015 Belfast City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 2015
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