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Saint Patrick's Day
St. Patrick depicted in a stained glass window at St. Benin's Church, Ireland |
Also called
Patrick's Day
Paddy's Day
Saint Paddy's Day |
Observed by
Irish people and people of Irish descent,
Catholic Church (see calendar), Anglican Communion (see calendars), Eastern Orthodox Church (see calendar), Lutheran Church (see calendar) |
Type
Christian, national, ethnic |
Significance
Feast day of Saint Patrick, commemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland[1] |
Date
17 March |
Celebrations
Attending parades, attending céilithe, wearing shamrocks, wearing green, drinking Irish beer, drinking Irish whiskey |
Observances
Attending mass or service |
Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, [9] Northern Ireland, [10] Newfoundland and Labrador and in Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora, especially in places such as Great Britain,
Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand, among
others. Today, St. Patrick's Day is probably the most widely celebrated
saint's day in the world. [11]
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