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    Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th and honors Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Originally, the color associated with Saint Patrick was blue, but over time the color green became associated with the holiday. People now commonly wear green and shamrocks on Saint Patrick's Day. The shamrock symbolizes the Holy Trinity that Saint Patrick used to explain Christianity to the pagan Irish. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in both Ireland and places with large Irish populations, such as the United States, through parades, food, music, and green attire.

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    Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th and honors Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Originally, the color associated with Saint Patrick was blue, but over time the color green became associated with the holiday. People now commonly wear green and shamrocks on Saint Patrick's Day. The shamrock symbolizes the Holy Trinity that Saint Patrick used to explain Christianity to the pagan Irish. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in both Ireland and places with large Irish populations, such as the United States, through parades, food, music, and green attire.

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    Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th and honors Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Originally, the color associated with Saint Patrick was blue, but over time the color green became associated with the holiday. People now commonly wear green and shamrocks on Saint Patrick's Day. The shamrock symbolizes the Holy Trinity that Saint Patrick used to explain Christianity to the pagan Irish. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in both Ireland and places with large Irish populations, such as the United States, through parades, food, music, and green attire.

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    Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th and honors Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Originally, the color associated with Saint Patrick was blue, but over time the color green became associated with the holiday. People now commonly wear green and shamrocks on Saint Patrick's Day. The shamrock symbolizes the Holy Trinity that Saint Patrick used to explain Christianity to the pagan Irish. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in both Ireland and places with large Irish populations, such as the United States, through parades, food, music, and green attire.

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    St.

    Patricks Day

    Saint Patrick's Day or


    the Feast of Saint
    Patrick is a cultural and
    religious holiday
    celebrated on 17 March.
    It is named after Saint
    Patrick the most
    commonly recognised of
    the patron saints
    of Ireland.

    Wearing of green

    Originally, the colour associated with Saint Patrick was blue. Over the years
    the colour green and its association with Saint Patrick's Day grew.Green
    ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick's Day as early
    as the 17th century. Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a
    three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish, and the
    ubiquitous wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired
    designs has become a feature of the day. In the 1798 rebellion, to make a
    political statement, Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on 17 March in
    hopes of catching public attention.The phrase "the wearing of the green",
    meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing, derives from a song of the
    same name.

    Saint Patrick's Day has come to be associated with


    everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and
    luck. Most importantly, to those who celebrate its intended
    meaning, St. Patrick's Day is a traditional day for spiritual
    renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide.

    In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick's Day


    is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate with
    parades, "wearing of the green," music and songs, Irish food
    and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and
    games. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or
    streams green!

    Symbols

    The most common St Patrick's Day symbol is the shamrock. The


    shamrock is the leaf of the clover plant and a symbol of the Holy
    Trinity. Other symbols include:
    Almost anything colored green.
    The green, orange and white flag of the Republic of Ireland.
    Brands of beer associated with Irish culture.
    Religious symbols include snakes and serpents. Other Irish-related
    symbols seen on St Patricks Day include the harp, which was used
    in Ireland for centuries, as well as a mythological creature known as
    the leprechaun and a pot of gold that the leprechaun hides.

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