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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 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. Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. Cities celebrate with parades, bar crawls and more. The 200 th anniversary of St Patrick’s Day was marked in Sydney Opera House by making it green. 17. The first St Patrick’s Day celebration in the United States was held in Boston in 1737. Dyeing of the Chicago river on Saint Patrick’s day. Image credit – berni0004. 18. On this day, people usually eat corned beef and cabbage, and they Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. Cities celebrate with parades, bar crawls and more. New York City and the First St. Patrick’s Day Parade One of the earliest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in America took place in Boston in 1737, when a group of Irish Protestants gathered to St. Patrick’s Day was recognized by the Vatican as an official feast day in 1631. [4] In the latter part of the 19th century, Irish high society celebrated St. Patrick's Day at a grand ball held at the castle in Dublin. [4] St. Patrick’s Day was declared a public, rather than religious, holiday in Ireland in 1904. [4] 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 This was another interesting St Patrick’s Day fact. Did you know? The odds of finding a four-leaf clover are about 1 in every 10000. Four-leaf clovers are associated with luck, whereas shamrocks have religious ties. St. Patrick's Day ParadeSaturday, March 15, 2025Downtown Tampa3:00pm-5:30pmFor additional information, please visit St. Patrick's Day Parade From the truth about St. Patrick himself, to the history of St. Patrick's Day parades, to why people wear green on St. Patrick's Day, to how much money Americans will spend celebrating St. Patrick's Day, these 19 fun facts will test your knowledge and maybe even teach you something new about this festive day. St. Patrick's Day is full of fun and quirky facts that add to its charm. No snakes in Ireland : Legend says St. Patrick banished snakes from Ireland, but there were never any snakes to begin with due to the island's climate . Fascinating St. Patrick’s Day Facts. St. Patrick’s original color was blue, not green. The color green became associated with him due to Ireland’s nickname, "The Emerald Isle." More than 13 million pints of Guinness are consumed worldwide on St. Patrick’s Day. The Irish name for St. Patrick’s Day is "Lá Fhéile Pádraig." From 1878 to 1955, Saint Patrick's Day was recognised as a public holiday in New Zealand, together with St George's Day (England) and St Andrew's Day (Scotland). [ 174 ] [ 175 ] [ 176 ] Auckland attracted many Irish migrants in the 1850s and 1860s, and it was here where some of the earliest Saint Patrick's Day celebrations took place, which St. Patrick’s Day in modern times is associated with a certain level of debauchery. In the United States, a popular tradition is to have drinks with green food dye added. Another famous Irish libation, Guinness, experiences massive sales increases on St. Patrick’s Day, selling around 13 million pints in one day, a whopping 819% increase in The largest St. Patrick’s Day parade outside of the U.S. and Ireland is held in Montreal, Canada. Moscow, Russia, has celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a parade since 1992. St. Patrick’s Day became an official holiday in Ireland in 1903. Waterford, Ireland, held the first documented St. Patrick’s Day parade in Ireland in 1903. The next section of our fun St. Patrick’s Day facts focuses on the day itself – March 17th. Below, you’ll find some handy St. Patrick’s Day trivia that’ll go perfect in a quiz. 1. Why March 17th? St. Patrick’s Day is held on March 17th as this is the day that St. Patrick died. On March 17th we celebrate his life along with Irish St. Patrick’s journey reminds us of how people and cultures can shape a community in unexpected ways. 2. The First St. Patrick’s Day Parade Happened in the U.S. You may assume St. Patrick’s Day parades began in Ireland, but the first recorded parade actually took place in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1601! The first St. Patrick's Day parade, however, is believed to have been held in the United States in 1601. Over a century later, in 1762, homesick Irish soldiers serving in the British military 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
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