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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 An Irish population in this cluster of Midwestern cities hosts an St. Patrick's Day parade. It is "the only bi-state St. Patrick's Day Parade in the USA", according to the St. Patrick's Day Society of the Quad Cities, [110] crossing the Centennial Bridge from Rock Island, Illinois into Davenport, Iowa. Being so close to Chicago, this parade Thomas Dinely, an English traveller in Ireland in 1681, remarked that "the Irish of all stations and condicõns were crosses in their hatts, some of pins, some of green ribbon." [125] Jonathan Swift, writing to "Stella" of Saint Patrick's Day 1713, said "the Mall was so full of crosses that I thought all the world was Irish". [126] 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 . 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 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 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 Saint Patrick's Day in Buenos Aires . Saint Patrick (about 402 - March 17, probably 491 or 493) is the patron saint of Ireland. [2] [3] [4] He was born in a village in Roman Britain. Saint Patrick came from a Christian family. He was the son of Calpornius, who was a deacon. Taoiseach expected to invite Trump to Ireland during St Patrick’s Day White House visit • Feb. 24, 2025, 8:17 AM ET (Irish Times) Show less St. Patrick's Cathedral In the 5th century St. Patrick established his principal church in Ireland on the hill fort site of Ard Macha (Armagh). 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 South Park: Credigree Weed St. Patrick's Day Special (TV Episode 2022) Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City : "Lucky Berry" (2022) The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Beau James, a 1957 biopic of Jimmy Walker; Flight of the Doves, a 1971 British film directed by Ralph Nelson [2]; Fourteen Hours, a 1951 film noir; The Fugitive, a 1993 American film adaptation of the original TV series, starring Harrison Ford; Dr. Kimble is seen eluding the US Marshals by joining the St Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago with the dyed green river clearly visible 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. 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. "St. Patrick's Day" is the nineteenth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy series The Office and the show's 119th episode overall. The episode aired on NBC on March 11, 2010. It was written by Jonathan Hughes and directed by Randall Einhorn . Klöverblad symboliserar också Saint Patrick's day [1] eftersom Saint Patrick, enligt legenden, använde blad av trådklöver som en liknelse för att förklara treenigheten. Många irländare skickar levande trådklöverplantor till släkt och vänner världen runt lagom till St Patrick's Day. 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 The St. Patrick's Parade Day in Scranton or Parade Day is one of the largest Saint Patrick's Day parades in the United States. [1] [2] [3] It is held in Scranton, Pennsylvania every year on the Saturday of the weekend before St. Patrick's Day - even if St Patrick's day falls on a Saturday or Sunday. For Example, in 2013, St. Patrick's Day was St Patrick's Day, or, The Scheming Lieutenant is an 18th-century play by Irish playwright and poet Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), first performed on 2 May 1775 at Covent Garden. It is said to have completed by the author within two days. 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.
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