
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron... Wikipedia
- Official name: Saint Patrick's Day
- Also called: Feast of Saint Patrick, Lá Fhéile Pádraig, Patrick's Day, (St) Paddy's Day, (St) Patty's Day (chiefly North America)
- Observed by: Irish people and people of Irish descent, Catholic Church (see calendar), Anglican Communion (see calendars), Eastern Orthodox Church (see calendar), Lutheran Church (see calendar)
- Type: Ethnic, national, Christian
- Significance: Feast day of Saint Patrick, commemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland
- Celebrations: Attending parades and a céilí, Wearing green and shamrocks, Drinking Irish beer and Irish whiskey
- Observances: Christian processions, attending Mass or service
- Date: 17 March
- date: 17 March
- Frequency: Annual
- Data source: DuckDuckGo