FUN FACTS ABOUT ST. PATRICK'S DAY
1. If you catch a leprechaun the Leprechaun has to tell you where all his pots of gold are hidden. You have to be careful not to take your eyes off the leprechaun though, as soon as you do he will disappear along with his gold.
2. Some people believe that St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. Today there are no snakes to be found in Ireland.
3. Although Patrick made is mark by introducing Christianity to Ireland Patrick wasn't Irish he was British. He was born to Roman parents in Scotland or Wales. He was born in 385 Ad and Dies on March 17, 461AD. At the age of 16 he was brought to Ireland as a slave. He escaped 6 years later and became a priest. After having a vision, he returned to Ireland to convert the Irish people to Christianity.
4. Saint Patricks Day is a big deal in both Ireland and Northern Ireland. It's a national holiday there.
5. Ireland isn't the only one to make St. Patricks day a huge deal, So Do New Yorkers
6. Chicago Celebrates by dumping green dye into the Chicago River and has been since 1962! It takes 40 tons of dye to get the river to a good festive shade of green.
7. St. Patricks Day used to Be a Dry Holiday. Most of the 20th century it was considered a religious holiday in Ireland, which means that the pubs were closed for business on March
17. In 1970 St. Patricks Day became a national holiday and that is when it was no longer a Dry Holiday.
8. There are no female leprechauns
9. Blue was the color associated with St Patrick before the adoption of Green as the color for the festival. The color blue was featured both in the royal court and on ancient Irish flags. In 1798, the color green became officially associated with the day.
10. Shamrocks: According to Irish legend, the saint used the three-leafed plant as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland
11. The first St. Patrick's Day celebration in the United States is held in Boston in 1737
12. Your odds of finding a four-leaf clover are about 1 in 10,000.
13. According to Irish legend, St. Patrick wasn't originally called Patrick. His birth name was Maewyn Succat, but he changed it to Patricius after becoming a priest.
Hope you enjoyed these fun facts! Did you learn something new? If so I would love to know in the comments.
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