Saint Patrick's Day or the
Feast of Saint Patrick "the Day of the Festival of Patrick" is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated annually on 17 March, the death date of the most commonly-recognised patron saint of Ireland,Saint Patrick (
c. AD 385–461).
Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early seventeenth century and is observed by the -
- Catholic Church
- Anglican Communion
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Lutheran Church
The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland
as well as celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.
Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals,ceilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocls
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