today I'm going to tell you all about
the history of st. Patrick's Day st.
celebrated on March 17th each year it is
the feast day of Ireland's patron st.
Patrick st. Patrick's Day is celebrated
in Ireland and all over the world by
people of Irish heritage it has become a
celebration of Irish culture as well st.
Patrick was a man who was actually born
in Britain in 387 during the time that
Britain was occupied by the Roman Empire
his parents named him Padraig he came
from a family of priests when he was
about 16 Patrick was kidnapped by
Raiders from Ireland they took him back
to Ireland as a slave where he was
forced to tend sheep the Patrick came
from a Christian family he found that
there were no Christians in his new home
the people in Ireland practiced a
different religion Patrick was lonely so
he decided to pray he spent a lot of
time praying when Patrick was about 20
he had a dream that he believed came
from God based on his dream he escaped
from his captors and made it to the sea
there he found a ship captain who agreed
to take him back to Britain when he
arrived back in Britain he was reunited
with his family he also decided that he
wanted to be a priest so he began to
study Patrick studied for many years he
became a priest and was then made a
bishop he decided to return to Ireland
to tell people there about what he
believed Patrick now called Patrick
worked in Ireland for 40 years telling
people about God some say that he
converted all of Ireland to Christianity
it is said that by converting the Irish
to Christianity he drove the snakes from
the island one of the important symbols
of Saint Patrick's Day is the Shamrock
or three leaf clover
Patrick used the Shamrock to help people
understand God Patrick died on March
17th 461 after spending many years
helping people and sharing his beliefs
all over Ireland he died in the same
place he had built his first church
today st. Patrick's Day is as much a
celebration of Irish culture as a
celebration of Patrick himself people of
Irish heritage all over the world wear
green clothes and shamrocks on March
17th many people also eat a traditional
Irish meal of corned beef cabbage
potatoes and soda bread in Ireland most
people go to church in the morning in
the United States there are many people
with Irish heritage their ancestors move
to the US during the Irish potato famine
so there are many special celebrations
of st. Patrick's Day in the United
States each year during st. Patty's Day
the city of Chicago even dies the
Chicago River green the fountain on the
lawn of the White House gets dyed green
too many cities in the United States
also have parades did you know that the
first st. Patrick's Day Parade ever took
place in New York City in 1762 other
symbols of Irish culture have also
become associated with st. Patty's Day
like the leprechaun a leprechaun is a
magical person from Irish folk tales it
is said that if you can catch a
leprechaun he has to give you his pot of
gold happy st. Patrick's Day and I hope
you've enjoyed learning more about this
fun and exciting holiday
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