St. Patrick's Day by Maddie Villalobos
As most may know, St. Patrick’s Day is on the 17th of March; it seems far, but time goes fast, so it's right around the corner.
St. Patrick’s is a holiday. People just know you wear green and it involves gold, but St Patrick's Day is a cultural religious holiday to commemorate the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is celebrated and observed in a few churches to this day.
To celebrate this day, the public does a parade and festivals, plays Irish traditional music, and has their attire all green or shamrocks. These huge parades that normally take place in North America started in the 18th century but didn't start to take place in Ireland till the 20th century. The United States has celebrated since the 1600s with its first parade occurring in 1601. It's amazing how it spread to other countries and states and all celebrate different parades, whether it's dying their river green, parades, festivals, etc.
On Saint Patrick's Day, it is customary to wear shamrocks and green clothing or green accessories. Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.
Saint Patrick's has so much history with why it's a holiday, clothing, celebrations when they started to celebrate in other states/ countries, it's all so much great information.
To get into the spirit and celebration there will be a St Patrick's Day parade in Holland on March 16th at the Civics Center following other celebrations in other places and dates.
St. Patrick’s is a holiday. People just know you wear green and it involves gold, but St Patrick's Day is a cultural religious holiday to commemorate the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is celebrated and observed in a few churches to this day.
To celebrate this day, the public does a parade and festivals, plays Irish traditional music, and has their attire all green or shamrocks. These huge parades that normally take place in North America started in the 18th century but didn't start to take place in Ireland till the 20th century. The United States has celebrated since the 1600s with its first parade occurring in 1601. It's amazing how it spread to other countries and states and all celebrate different parades, whether it's dying their river green, parades, festivals, etc.
On Saint Patrick's Day, it is customary to wear shamrocks and green clothing or green accessories. Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.
Saint Patrick's has so much history with why it's a holiday, clothing, celebrations when they started to celebrate in other states/ countries, it's all so much great information.
To get into the spirit and celebration there will be a St Patrick's Day parade in Holland on March 16th at the Civics Center following other celebrations in other places and dates.