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St. Patricks Day lands on March 17th each year, and the talk might be about the “wearin’ o’ the green.” It’s traditional for Irish people to dress in something green for this day. But others join the fun also. There is much partying, especially when it comes to beer drinking.
In Manhattan, New York, there is a St. Patrick’s Day parade each year. It celebrates the huge Irish population of New York, and is enjoyed by all to see it. It is often celebrated long after the parade is done, and the partying goes on into the night. If St Patricks Day falls on a weekday, it is typical to see workers all over the country dressed in green for the occasion.
In Ireland the celebrations are grand, with parties and parades the entire day, and much into the wee hours of the morning of the next day. The “Luck of the Irish” is told while speaking of a four-leaf clover. But the shamrock, which is a three-leafed clover symbolizes the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish people. These clover leaves were displayed all over in order to convey the meaning to the pagan Irish people. Conversation can also be made about the treasure at the end of a rainbow, and how the leprechaun guards it.
The history of St Patrick can also be talked about. It is rumored that he is buried in Downpatrick, County Down, so the biggest celebrations are just outside Dublin. There is also a famous, very short parade in Dripsey, Cork. It is only 100 yards and the parade goes from one pub to another, and that’s it.
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