They say he was the person that brought Christianity to Ireland. He is very important to many Irish people and well respected. His importance is mentioned in relation to places like Croagh Patrick, Lough Derg, Slemish Mountain and Downpatrick. There are many streets and other locations named after him. People talk about him in the context of St. Patrick's Day being the national holiday of Ireland, which is on the 17th of March.
Wherever you find Irish people or people with Irish ancestors, St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated. So all around the world it is celebrated.
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St. Patrick's day is not a national holiday in the U.S. It is a Catholic feast day. As they say, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day.
Wherever the Irish people are in the world, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated. Usually non-Irish people also join in and help organise those celebrations. That would be the case in Australia, so many ordinary Australians would indeed celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick has a lot to do with the US. St. Patrick (Padraig in Gaelic) is one of the patrons of Ireland, and people of Irish ancestry make up 12% of the US population (roughly 36 million people). Patrick's importance to the Irish came with them when they became Americans and continues to this day. "saint Patrick" was the password of the Continental Army under General Washington on the day the British forces evacuated Boston. Saint Patrick is the Patron saint of Ireland, the Archdiocese of Boston, snakebites and toothaches.
Most Irish people do enjoy St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick is known for spreading Christianity in Ireland and is credited with using the three-leafed shamrock to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity. He is also believed to have performed miracles and baptized many people during his time as a missionary.
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
Wherever you find Irish people or people with Irish ancestors, St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated. So all around the world it is celebrated.
It is Ireland's national holiday. Where there are Irish people or people of Irish descent, St. Patrick's day will be celebrated. St. Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland, which is why he is so important to the Irish people.
He watches over them and decides if they will get into heaven.
That its an Irish celebration even though they celebrate it almost everywhere and that St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland.
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.
It is Ireland's national holiday. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, just as St. George and St. Andrew are the patron saints of England and Scotland, respectively. Irish-Americans make a bigger deal of St. Patrick's Day than the Irish in Ireland do.
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Any body can celebrate St Patrick's Day if they wanted to but its more for Christians and Catholics, and Irish people in Ireland and around the world.
Yes. St. Patrick is for all Irish people. The green traditions and orange traditions are both Christian and it was Christianity that St. Patrick preached in Ireland, so it is important to all Irish Christians.