History of St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick

• Christian and is the patron saint of Ireland

• Patrick was born in Roman Britain.

• Sixteen he was captured by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years. Patrick worked as a herdsman, remaining a captive for six years. He writes that his faith grew in captivity, and that he prayed daily

Voice told him to go

home Became a deacon

and a bishop. He later returned to

Ireland as a missionary, working in the north and west of the island

St. Patrick

Legend also credits Patrick with teaching the

Irish about the concept of the Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a 3-leaved clover, using it to highlight the Christian belief of 'three divine persons in the one God

St. Patrick

March 17, popularly known as St. Patrick's Day, is believed to be his death date and is the date celebrated as his feast day

So who was St. Patrick?Lets recap

National holiday of the Irish people Celebrates Saint Patrick (385–461), one of the

patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17th

Christians and non-Christians celebrate the secular version of the holiday by wearing green or orange, eating Irish food and/or green foods, imbibing Irish drink (usually Guinness), and attending parades.

The day is celebrated by the Church of Ireland as a Christian festival.

St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day Around the World

In Argentina,

all-night long parties are celebrated in designated streets

St. Patrick’s Day in Argentina

The Toronto St. Patrick’s

Day Parade is one of the largest in North America.

Montreal has the longest-running Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Canada occurs each year in Montreal, Québec. The parades have been held in continuity since 1824.

St. Patrick’s Day in Canada

St. Patrick’s Day inEngland

London Every year London hosts a

St. Patrick’s Day Parade with marching bands, floats, street theater and much more. All 32 Irish counties are represented, dressed in their traditional county colors. Even the London Eye is colored in green for this special occasion.

St. Patrick’s Day in the USA

New York The first parade held to honor St.

Patrick took place in U.S. and not in Ireland? On March 17 in 1762, Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New Your City. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as with fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.

The floodlights on the Empire State Building shine green for St. Patrick’s Day.

St. Patrick’s Day in the USA

ChicagoDyeing of the Chicago River in green. This practice started in 1962, when city pollution-control workers used dyes to trace illegal sewage discharges. In the beginning they released 100 pounds, but today they use only 40 pounds of green vegetable dye. This amount turns river in green for several hours.

St. Patrick’s Day in the USA

White House

St. Patrick’s Day in the USA

SeattlePeople in Seattle really know how to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. They organize a full week of activities. They even have a mini-parade to prepare the parade route with the ceremonial painting of a green stripe down the center of 4th Avenue. The day of the parade annually begins with a Catholic Mass for peace.

St. Patrick’s Day in Australia

March is known as a festival month in the Land down under. The entire month’s calendar is full of events, many of them with an Irish theme.

St. Patrick’s Day in Brazil

St. Patrick’s Day in South Africa

Cape TownThe Irish South African Association organizes annually a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Dance for Irish emigrants. They light a Table Mountain in green between 20:00 and Midnight.

St. Patrick’s Day in Arab

DubaiDubai Irish Society celebrates St. Patrick’s Day by organizing a St. Patrick’s Ball. Usually is held in one of the hotels, where people can enjoy in Irish music, food and good old Irish beer and whiskey.

St. Patrick’s Day in Italy

Florence Ten days of live music, Irish food and drink. The event takes place in a huge tent and attracts thousands of visitors who avidly consume the Italian interpretation of Irish food and drink, including potato soup, beef in Guinness, smoked salmon and gallons of stout.

St. Patrick’s Day in Germany

The capital is the only city in Germany that celebrates a St. Patrick’s Day and has his own parade owing to the considerably large Irish community.