1. St. Patrick’s Day
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2. What is St. Patrick’s Day?
March 17
observance of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland
began as a religious feast day in the 17th century
is a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, and a whole lot of green.

3. St Patrick born in Britain
brought Christianity to Ireland, which was pagan at the time
mixed pagan rituals/symbols with Christian ones to help convert the Irish
also said to have banished snakes from Ireland

4. Why is it so popular?
The Great Famine: Irish people were starving in Ireland because of crop failure(potatoes) in conjunction with British Taxes on food(the Corn Laws which taxed over grains)so they came to America in the 18th century
As a way of preserving their identity, this feast day holiday became a celebration of Irish heritage and culture

5. Why do we wear green?
History: Ireland fought a war of rebellion against Britain (1798)
British soldiers generally wore red and the Irish wore green

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