St. Patrick’s Day Facts
Did you know that St. Patrick’s Day is the national holiday of Ireland?
And it is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland, and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Montserrat, and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the rest of Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and New Zealand, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday.
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
The St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin, Ireland is part of a five day festival. But the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade is held in New York City each year.
Corned beef and cabbage is the most common meal eaten in the United States for St. Patrick’s Day, even though historically, corned beef and cabbage is an American meal.
In the United States, many people have also made the holiday a celebration of the color green. These people, besides wearing green on that day, may also stage dinner parties featuring all green foods. You will also see people drinking green beer on St. Patrick’s Day.
The Chicago River is dyed green each year for the St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
Official site for the Dublin St. Patrick’s Festival. Dates for 2008 are March 13th to 17th 2008.
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