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| Saint Patrick's Day | |
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 The Chicago River is dyed green each year for the St Patrick's Day celebration, shown here in 2005. | |
| Also called | (St) Patrick's Day (St) Paddy's Day (St) Patty's Day |
| Observed by | Irish people and people of Irish ancestry, 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 (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It is commemorates Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland.[2] It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland),[3] the Eastern Orthodox Church and Lutheran Church. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official feast day in the early 17th century, and has gradually become a celebration of Irish culture in general.[4]
The day is generally characterised by the attendance of church services,[5][6] wearing of green attire (especially shamrocks),[7] and the lifting of Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol,[8][9][10] which is often proscribed during the rest of the season.[11][12][13][14]
Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland,[15] Northern Ireland,[16] Newfoundland and Labrador and in Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora, especially in places such as the Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand, among others.
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