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I have spent the last 35 St. Patrick’s Day’s in Ireland, so the guide below is first-hand knowledge. Below, you’ll find the different ways that St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland is celebrated and no – people don’t just spend the day in one of the many pubs in Ireland 1. There are St. Patrick’s Day parades of all shapes and sizes There will be a few light showers on St Patrick’s Day, but it will remain dry in most areas. Highest temperatures will be between 7 and 10 degrees, but it will feel a little colder in a rather From lively parades in Dublin to green rivers in Chicago, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated worldwide with music, dance, and plenty of cheer. Below, you’ll find a mix of old, weird and wonderful things associated with St. Patrick’s Day both in Ireland and around the world. 1. Wearing green clothing 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 holiday has Galway’s St Patrick’s Day parade in 2025 will be the largest St Patrick’s Day spectacle the city has ever seen. Galway City Council have organised a series of events over the course of the bank holiday weekend from 15th to the 17th March 2025, to celebrate Ireland’s national holiday. The tradition of St Patrick’s Day parades began in America, before the founding of the United States. A Spanish colony in what is now St Augustine, in Florida, held the first recorded parade on St Patrick’s Day around the world. St Patrick’s Day is widely recognised throughout the United States as a celebration of Irish and Irish-American culture. The biggest St Patrick’s Day parade in the world is in New York City. Elsewhere in the States, the Chicago River is dyed green with an eco-friendly powder, an event that dates back to This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 March 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Cultural and religious celebration on 17 March For other uses, see Saint Patrick's Day (disambiguation). Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick depicted in a stained-glass window at Saint Benin's Church, Ireland Official name Saint Patrick's Day Also Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17? Legend has it that Patrick died on March 17. People in Ireland started observing a feast day on March 17 in celebration around the ninth or 10th Saint Patrick’s Day, feast day (March 17) of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. People of that country celebrate the day with religious services and feasts, but Saint Patrick’s Day has transformed into a largely secular holiday of revelry in other parts of the world.
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