St Patricks

Green holiday saint

St Patrick's refers to Saint Patrick's Day, the Irish cultural and religious holiday celebrated on March 17th.

The day honors Ireland's patron saint and has become a celebration of Irish heritage generally, marked by parades, green clothing, and drinking: Are you doing anything for St Patrick's?

The apostrophe is often dropped in casual writing.

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wearing green · leprechaun · four leaf clover · clover · parade · beer · green beer · Guinness · Irish pub · March · lucky · luck of the Irish · Celtic · Ireland · pub · gold · rainbow · jig

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religious/cultural holiday identity

St PatricksChristmas

Winter nativity celebration

Easter · Hanukkah · Diwali · Cinco de Mayo · Oktoberfest

Irish vs. British identity

St PatricksBonfire Night

November fifth commemoration

Remembrance Day · St George's Day · Queen's Birthday · Guy Fawkes Day · Coronation Day

sacred vs. secular celebration

St PatricksGood Friday

Crucifixion memorial day

Ash Wednesday · Lent · All Saints Day · Corpus Christi · Labor Day

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Patrick, saintliness, saints, patron, paternal, patrimony, patriot, patriotic, patriotism

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