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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 The first Saint Patrick's Day celebration in St. Louis took place on March 17, 1820. [115] In 1969, Joseph B. McGlynn Jr. initiated a Saint Patrick's Day Parade in downtown St. Louis. The second year of the parade, the Irish Prime Minister Jack Lynch marched in the parade and called it "very impressive." March 2020 was to mark both the 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. 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. 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 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 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 Irish have 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 St. Patrick’s Day, the feast day of the patron saint of Ireland, falls on March 17 every year. The day commemorates St. Patrick, who is believed to have died on March 17 around 460 A.D 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 The parade is coordinated via a non-profit organisation, The St Patrick’s Day Parade Inc., which is a registered charity in New York. [9] The charity is overseen by a board of directors which, as of 2023, included Sean Lane as chairperson, Ryan Hanlon as vice chairman, Thomas Smyth as president and Hilary Beirne as chief administrative State Patty's Day is a student-led social gathering that acts as a Pennsylvania State University alternative to the traditional Saint Patrick's Day. It began on Friday, March 2, 2007, because Saint Patrick's Day fell during spring break , which would have left students unable to celebrate the holiday while at school and with friends. 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. Europe Saint Patrick's Day 2016 in an Irish pub in Hamburg, Germany England Saint Patrick's Day celebration at Trafalgar Square in London, 2006. In England, the Royal Colonel or Colonel-in-chief traditionally present bowls of shamrock to members of the Irish Guards, a regiment in the British Army, following Queen Alexandra introducing the tradition in 1901. [97] Originally a solemn religious feast honoring Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a global celebration of Irish culture. From its origins in early medieval Ireland to its transformation into a worldwide event, this holiday has taken on new meanings and traditions throughout the centuries. The 2022 St. Patrick's Day Slam was the second annual St. Patrick's Day Slam professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event took place on March 16, 2022, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas . [ 2 ] ♫ Smile - Charlie Chaplin Movie: The Kid (1921) - Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer " Charlie " Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 2 This St. Patrick’s Day is poised to be one of Kyle Schubert’s most successful events since he opened Pitch and Fiddle 10 years ago along La Riviera Drive. That’s because the celebration Beleuchtung des Hofbräuhauses in München am Saint Patrick’s Day vom 17. März 2016 Saint Patrick’s Day 2016 in einem Irish Pub in Hamburg. Generell feiern sehr viele Irische Pubs in Deutschland den Saint Patrick’s Day auch oftmals mit Live-Konzerten, bei denen traditionelle irische oder keltische Folkmusik gespielt wird, zu der in der Regel auch irisch getanzt werden kann. The Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Utica, New York is held annually the Saturday before Saint Patrick's Day, March 17. It is the third largest St. Patrick's Day parade in New York State after New York City and Rochester. Its route runs from Oneida Square to Lafayette Street, in Utica. 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