St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers. So my ...
Wearing green is one of the most important aspects of Irish culture and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, but not everyone knows why people wear green when celebrating the holiday worldwide. According to ...
If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global ...
We're taking a look at what the Saint Patrick's Day traditions are and sorting them out as either Irish or American. This beloved tune, which many people believe to be a traditional Irish folk ...
American celebrations of St. Patrick's Day has morphed the occasion into the festive bar crawl that is seen today, however the rich history behind this day of laughter and libations that shan't be ...
A Confederate flag was flown from a truck in the Bayport-Blue Point St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce president Karl Auwaerter confirmed in an emailed ...
Organizers said the world-renowned parade has annually drawn about 2 million spectators with 150,000 participants.
In the earliest recorded American celebration of the day, banquets toasting Ireland and St. Patrick took place in ... the tricolor flag of Ireland has been the official flag.