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Today in History is St Patricks Day

Thursday, March 17, 2016 5:36

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Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint ofIreland.

Saint Patrick’s Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially theChurch of Ireland),^[2] the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland,^[1] and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.^[3] Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.^[4]Christians also attend church services^[3][5] and the Lenten restrictions on eating anddrinking alcohol are lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday’s tradition of alcohol consumption.^[3][4][6][7]

Saint Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland,^[8] Northern Ireland,^[9]the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, andNew Zealand. Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in more countries than any othernational festival.^[10] Modern celebrations have been greatly influenced by those of theIrish diaspora, particularly those that developed in North America. In recent years, there has been criticism of Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations for having become too commercialized and for fostering negative stereotypes of the Irish.

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