March 17
Green beer day
March 17 is Saint Patrick's Day, honoring the patron saint of Ireland.
The date marks his traditional death in the fifth century.
In Ireland it's a religious and national holiday; elsewhere it's become a celebration of Irish culture and heritage, marked by green clothing, parades, and drinking: The bars were packed on March 17.
- St. Patrick's DayIrish cultural holiday in March
- Saint PatrickIreland's patron evangelist
- shamrockThree-leafed Irish emblem
- four leaf cloverRare mutation bringing fortune
- greenColor of vegetation
Irish · clover · wearing green · leprechaun · pot of gold · Dublin · parade · Irish pub · Guinness · luck · Celtic · Celtic music · emerald · green beer · pub · beer · Ireland · corned beef
- Irish-AmericanIrish-American, Irish American, Irish heritage, Irish diaspora, Irish immigrants
- St. Patrickshamrock, Ireland, St. Patrick's Day, patron saint, missionary
holiday association (St. Patrick's Day)
March 17Christmas
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