Archive for St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival in London
Trafalgar Square bursts with a huge festival and parade on St. Patrick’s Day. Traditional and contemporary Irish music take over the stage and the fountains pump out green water.
The parade assembles on the northbound section of Park Lane, setting off at 12.30 p.m. and making its way through central London via Piccadilly, Regent Street, Trafalgar [...]
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 [...]
What should I eat for luck on St. Patrick’s Day?
Why Eat Corned Beef on St. Patrick’s Day?
Originally “Corned Beef and Cabbage” was a dish served on Easter Sunday dinner in rural Ireland. The beef, which had been preserved for the winter, could finally be eaten after Lent, during which eating meat wasn’t permitted.
Today, Ireland’s main feasting day is St. Patrick’s day. The eating of [...]
Why Green on Saint Patrick’s Day?
Green has long been considered the national color of Ireland.
During the time of the American Revolution, the British ruling classes feared that the notion of liberty would spread within their own population. It was true in Ireland. Green has long been associated with Ireland’s revolutionaries.
Around the time of the Revolution, around the year 1776, [...]
History of St. Patrick’s Day
Who was St. Patrick?
Patrick was born in Wales, but was kidnapped in his youth and sold into slavery in Ireland. During his enslavement, it is said that he saw God. After he escaped, Patrick went to France and studied at a monastery, before returning to Ireland, where he was quite gifted at converting Pagans to [...]