St. Patrick's Day By The Numbers

When you suit up in green and head to the St. Patrick's Day parade or your favorite Irish bar to celebrate, dropping these facts and figures about the holiday's origins will impress your fellow revelers!

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  • No luck of the Irish needed at St. Patrick’s Day event
    The Faraday Recreation Committee’s St. Patrick’s Day party on March 15 had no need for the luck of the Irish as it was a big success. It attracted some 130 ...
    03/23/2024 - 1:02 pm | View Link
  • Yonkers' St. Patrick's Day Parade postponed due to rain, but revelers still make the most of it
    Saturday's washout across the Tri-State Area​ led to the cancellation of the Yonkers​ St. Patrick's Day Parade.
    03/23/2024 - 11:44 am | View Link
  • 13th annual 'Sober St. Patrick's Day' event comes to Stroudsburg
    The event will be held at the Terraview at Stroudsmoor County Inn following the annual St. Patrick's Day parade.
    03/23/2024 - 10:59 am | View Link
  • When Is St. Patrick’s Day, and Why Do We Celebrate It?
    When is St. Patrick's Day, you ask? Here's the scoop on this festive Irish holiday. The post When Is St. Patrick’s Day, and Why Do We Celebrate It? appeared first on Reader's Digest.
    03/23/2024 - 7:06 am | View Link
  • N.J. weather: 2 St. Patrick’s Day parades postponed to September due to coastal storm
    The final day of St. Patrick’s Day parades in New Jersey is looking like a washout. Two of the three parades scheduled for Saturday, in Highlands and Keyport, have been postponed until September, ...
    03/23/2024 - 1:17 am | View Link
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  • St. Patrick’s Day: Parade, Facts & Traditions
    St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture that takes place annually on March 17, the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland's death in the fifth century. The Irish have ...
    03/23/2024 - 1:00 am | View Website
  • Saint Patrick's Day
    Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. 'the Day of the Festival of Patrick'), is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( c. 385 – c. 461 ), the foremost patron saint of Ireland .
    03/23/2024 - 12:10 am | View Website
  • St. Patrick’s Day: Origins, Meaning & Background | HISTORY
    St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. Patrick’s Day 2024 will take place on Sunday, March 17. The Irish have observed this...
    03/23/2024 - 12:03 am | View Website
  • St. Patrick’s Day | Britannica
    March 17 began as a feast day in observance of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Over time, the holiday evolved into a secular celebration of Irish culture, green beer, and anything with a shamrock on it.
    03/22/2024 - 4:00 am | View Website
  • Who Was St. Patrick?
    St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity’s most widely known figures. But for all of his prevalence in culture—namely the holiday held on the day of his death that ...
    03/22/2024 - 12:04 am | View Website
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