St. Patrick's

Green beer holiday

St.

Patrick's is short for St.

Patrick's Day, the Irish cultural and religious holiday celebrated on March 17.

The day honors Ireland's patron saint and has become an occasion for parades, green clothing, and drinking: Are you doing anything for St. Patrick's?

St.

Patrick's also refers to St.

Patrick's Cathedral, particularly the landmark church in Manhattan.

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wearing green · green beer · Roman Britain · Celtic cross · saint · parade · Ireland · missionary · beer · captivity · druids · pub · conversion · Trinity · monasteries · miracles · Christianity · 5th century

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Opposites
religious vs secular holidays

St. Patrick'sLabor Day

Holiday honoring workers

Independence Day · Memorial Day · Presidents' Day · New Year's Day · Cinco de Mayo

Irish vs other national/cultural identity

St. Patrick'sSt. George's Day

English patron saint's annual feast

Bastille Day · Oktoberfest · Cinco de Mayo · Guy Fawkes Night · Burns Night

spring celebration vs other seasonal celebrations

St. Patrick'sChristmas

Winter nativity celebration

Halloween · Thanksgiving · Oktoberfest · Midsummer

Family

Patrick, saintliness, saints, patrician, patriarchy, patriarch, patriarchal, patron, patrons

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G