No, God decides. But it is St Peter at the gates of Heaven... perhaps you have confused the two.
Nobody. St. Patrick's Day did not begin until years after St. Patrick was already dead. If he celebrated the day, he was already in heaven.
Saint Patrick is thought to have died on March 17 - when he was reborn into heaven.
Legend says that St. Patrick died on March 17 so that is considered as his feast day - when he entered Heaven.
Tradition says that Saint Patrick died on March 17, although there is no proof of this. In many cases a saint's feast day is the day that the person was reborn into heaven. In Patrick's case, this may, or may not, be the case.
It is not a celebration of his death but a celebration of his rebirth into Heaven.
Yes, many people in Ireland do drink on St. Patrick's Day, but not everyone.
Roman Catholic AnswerOne of the things that the Church does when it recognizes a saint is to assign a Mass, usually on the anniversary of their death "their birthday into heaven" as it were. St. Patrick's Day is on the 17th of March. As St. Patrick is the patron saint of the Irish, that day is a Holy Day of Obligation in Ireland, people are released from their Lenten fasting, they have a dispensation from Rome if the day falls on a Friday. In Ireland, it is a holy day when everyone goes to Mass.
Most Irish people do enjoy St. Patrick's Day.
Wherever there are Irish people in the world, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated. There are Irish people all over the world, including Paraguay. So there would be people in Paraguay celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
Many people go out and drink on Saint Patrick's Day, and there is a stereotype that Irish people drink excessively.
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A St. Patrick's Day parade was held in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, in 2009. As St. Patrick's Day is not a holiday in Belgium the actual parade was held on the 15th of March, which was a Sunday, two days before St. Patrick's Day. Wherever there are Irish people in the world, there are St. Patrick's Day celebrations and there are a lot of Irish people in Belgium.