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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Saint Patrick's Day Clebration on March 17th

 
It is a public holiday on the island of Ireland; including Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as in Newfoundland and Labrador and in Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora, especially in places such as Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and Montserrat, among others.



Shamrock was being used by Saint Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity 
 The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit)
 
One of his teaching methods included using the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) to the Irish people. After nearly thirty years of teaching and spreading God's word he died on 17 March, 461 AD, and was buried at Downpatrick,

Saint Patrick is also the patron saint of engineers.


How Saint Patrick's Day Being Observed: Attending mass or service, attending parades, attending céilithe, wearing shamrocks, wearing green.

Parades in Common in USA:

Many parades are held to celebrate the holiday all through USA and other parts of the world. The longest-running of these are:

Boston, Massachusetts, since 1737

New York City, since 1762

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1771

Morristown, New Jersey, since 1780

New Orleans, Louisiana, since 1809

Buffalo, New York, since 1811

Savannah, Georgia, since 1813

Carbondale, Pennsylvania, since 1833

New Haven, Connecticut, since 1842

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since 1843

Chicago, Illinois, since 1843

Saint Paul, Minnesota, since 1851

San Francisco, California, since 1852

Scranton, Pennsylvania, since 1862

Cleveland, Ohio, since 1867

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, since 1869

Kansas City, Missouri, since 1873

Butte, Montana, since 1882

Rolla, Missouri, since 1909

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