Include the history of the festival, the origins (WHY is it celebrated?

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Saint Patrick's Day, the commemoration of his death, has become a
popular and multitudinous celebration where the colour green,
shamrocks and beers are a distinctive part of the festival, which is
celebrated on 17 March. What began as a religious celebration in.
According to legend, St. Patrick not only brought Christianity to the
island, but also made shamrock fashionable and rid Ireland of snakes.
Ireland began officially celebrating the day in 1903. As the emerald isle is
largely Catholic and St. Patrick's Day usually coincides with Lent, it
traditionally used to be a quiet, religious holiday. The Lenten restrictions
were lifted, giving Christians a break. Basically, you could eat and drink
as much as you wanted, hence the traditional Irish meal of bacon and
cabbage. However, no whiskey or beer was allowed.
Countries where the festival is celebrated.
Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated every year on 17 March, the anniversary
of the death of Saint Patrick. In some places the day is moved to a
different date if 17 March falls on Easter.
With in Ireland, which celebrates a week with various cultural and
festive activities, the capital, Dublin, is perhaps the place where most
people gather to celebrate this day in all the events that are organised.
However, St Patrick's Day is celebrated in many parts of the world.
Between the 19th and 20th centuries
Many Irish emigrated to Australia, Canada and the United States, so Irish
customs, including St. Patrick's Day, became very popular in these
countries.
St. Patrick is also commemorated in places such as Russia, Argentina,
Australia, Switzerland and Japan. In addition, some iconic monuments
around the world, such as the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de
Janeiro, the Colosseum in Rome, the Great Wall of China or the Tower of
Pisa, are lit up in green on 17 March.