St.

Patrick´s Day
Origin
St. Patrick was born around the
year 400 in a place where
there were constantly armed
conflicts. Despite popular
opinion, it could be said that St.

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Patrick was English and not
When he was young, he was Irish.
kidnapped and taken to
Iralnada by some pirates,
where he was forced to work
as a pastor. After years, he
managed to escape and St. Patrick died in Saul,
become a Christian priest and Downpatrick, in Northern
finally a bishop Ireland. Since then, March 17
became an important date for
the Irish. He was officially
considered the patron saint of
Ireland in 1780.

Why green?
During the rebellion against
Great Britain, Irish soldiers
chose to wear green and sang
"The Wearing of the Green"
The clover
The clover became a symbol
of St. Patrick because he used
it to explain everything about
the holy trinity in the Christian
religion

Celebration
Celebrate Irish heritage with food, parades, drinks, Irish
traditions and an assortment of green things, with the
logical exception of beer, which is still blonde or black.