Saint Patrick's Day

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• The leprechaun is an old Irish legend. He is like a spirit.
• I don't think there is a direct connection. Leprechauns are based upon Irish luck fairies and the Celtic version of dwarves, which were small slimy gold hunting tricksters. St. Patrick was the person who supposedly drove out the pagan beliefs and imagery of ancient Ireland. It is likely to simply be Disney-ecse cuteness to have some nice creatures to prance around in the parades etc.
• There is no connection, except that they are both Irish.
• Leprechauns and St. Patrick's Day are connected because a leprechaun is an Irish symbol of good luck. Also Saint Patrick had good luck on his escape from the people who captured him.
• Leprechauns have been in Ireland for millions of years.They are not synominus with any other country. St Patrick was born in Wales but came as a boy slave to Ireland around 400A.D. He escaped and came back to Ireland as a man and Christian Bishop.He converted the pagans living in Ireland to Christianity and thus became Pastron Saint of Ireland.He is buried in Downpatrick in Co. Down

If you do not wear green you will get pinched. (If you forget you can always just say you are wearing green underwear!)

Irish people celebrate all sorts of things, many the same as others in the world. Things like weddings and birthdays and anniversaries. They celebrate successes in something like sport. They celebrate events like Christmas and Easter. Ireland has national events, like St. Patrick's Day.

National Day of Northern Ireland is St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in all of Ireland. It was to honor St. Patrick. He was the patron Saint of Ireland.

The Chicago River and San Antonio River are dyed green every St. Patrick's Day.

Actually, as the Irish became more and more politically active, and as their contributions to to the U.S. grew, it was a way to pass off all of their major accomplishments as "the luck of the Irish" instead of giving them due credit. It was a derogatory term, essentially.

one reasons why the Irish are considered lucky is because they are always happy and making up stories about the luck they have had. none of the luck they have is true, because i am Irish and have never been lucky as they say. parents told children stories that had been past down, about pots of gold at the other side of the rainbow and such, but none is found to be true.

yeah, but it's a little cold for me

what did you like about it? where did you stay in ireland? where are you from?

If you like scenery, greenery, shops, the feel of irishness, lovely people then Ireland is a great place.

no more than a day or two (or three or four, at most)

17th March is always St Patrick's Day - no matter what day it lands on in the week, that's the day the parade will be held!

All cities and large towns and many smaller places have St. Patrick's Day parades. It is the Irish national holiday, so most workplaces are closed. There are sporting events on to go to. People will go out to pubs or to the cinema or other shows. So there are many ways in which the day can be celebrated.

Anything to do with the hospitality industry, like restaurants and pubs. Cinemas open too, as do many other places of entertainment. There are some major sporting venues open, with some big sports events on. Some shops will be open. There are always a lot of people in the big towns and cities and lots of tourists, so it is a good day to be open.

the windy city baby!

^I hate u

New York

Some historical details with link.

After Irish immigrants found their way to America, the Colonies celebrated St Patrick's Day for the first time in Boston, in 1737.

In New York City, the earliest celebration was held in 1756 at the Crown and Thistle Tavern, according to the U.S. Department of International Information programs.

Parades were not initially included in the activities.

The first St. Patrick's Day parade was born in Manhattan, on March 17, 1762, when Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City streets accompanied by the bold familiar command of highland bagpipes, ancient instruments capable of emitting a haunting shrill wail exploited by early Celtic soldiers to intimidate the enemy.

St. Patrick was not from Ireland. He came from another country, possibly Scotland or England or even France, and brought Christianity to Ireland when he came. He is buried in Ireland and is the patron saint of Ireland.

There are many celebrations of Saint Patrick all around Northern Ireland, so the answer is yes.

In Irish tradition, a three leaf clover supposedly represents the Holy Trinity - The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. If a four leaf clover is found, then the fourth leaf is considered to bring God's Grace. They also believe that when St. Patrick was trying to teach the Irish people and others about Christianity, he used the three-leaf to help then understand the concept of the Holy Trinity.

March 4th

I can't find a single account of anyone having fallen while kissing the Blarney Stone. But a pilgrim was reputed to have slipped to his death when trying to kiss the stone by hanging over the edge. Nowadays you go out through a hole on your back and kiss the underside of the Blarney Stone. You do need to be fit. There is an iron cage to prevent you falling.

YES - for only about 1600 years!

You may wear any color you wish on St. Patrick's but the customary color would be green. There are still some people who believe that to wear yellow or orange (particularity the latter) on St. Patrick's Day is an insult to all Irish people, but that view is dying out with each succeeding generation. It had to do with William of Orange being though of as a villain by all Irish people.

even more rare.......luckier than a four leaf clover......

Patrick was abducted by pirates from Scotland or Wales when he was 16 and taken to Ireland where he was sold as a slave. He worked for 6 years as a shepherd for a Druid chieftain.