Initially, St. Patrick's Day was a solemn religious observance in Ireland, featuring church services and feasts in his honor. However, as Irish immigrants spread around the world, particularly to the ...

Hundreds of thousands of people dressed in green took to the streets of Dublin on Monday, to watch Ireland's national St. Patrick's Day parade. Roughly 4,000 people and 12 marching bands from across ...

St. Patrick's Day was once a solemn religious holiday Irish culture and heritage experts previously have told USA TODAY the holiday was once a solemn religious day, but it started getting its boozy ...

Until the 1700s, St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated predominantly in Ireland where it was a somber religious occasion ... for the country to sell its culture and sights to the rest of the world.

Irish culture and heritage experts previously have told USA TODAY the holiday was once a solemn religious day, but it started getting its boozy reputation when the Americans started celebrating it.

St. Patrick's Day was once a solemn religious holiday Irish culture and heritage experts previously have told USA TODAY the holiday was once a solemn religious day, but it started getting its ...