St. Patrick's Day, or Paddy's Day, is celebrated on the 17th march in Ireland. It's a religious day because it's the day St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland died.
St. Patrick:
He is one of Christianity's most known figures. St. Patrick was born to rich parents in Britain near the end of the fourth century. When Patrick was 16 he was captured by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years before he escaped and returned to his family. After entering the church he later returned to Ireland as a missionary.
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide.
(Actually the Chicago River is dyed green each year for the Paddy's Day.)
On this day Irish families traditionally attend chruch in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. They march in parades, dance the Irish jig and sing Irish songs. People wear green in memory of Ireland. It is associated with everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck. It is a traditional day for spiritual reformation and offering prayers.
Irish people say:
There ar only
two kinds of people
in the world,
The Irish
and those
who wish they were!
