St. Patrick’s Day

International festival celebrating Irish Culture with dancing, parades and a whole lot of green!

9 American cities share the name of Ireland’s capital.

Wearing green, eating green food, and drink green beer is said to commemorate St. Patrick’s use of the shamrock in his teaching.

Blue was the original color of his vestments.

1962 the Chicago River has been dyed green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

The very first parade was NOT in Ireland but in Boston in 1737.

The Irish nickname for Patrick’s Day is “Paddy.”

The shamrock is not the symbol of Ireland it is the harp.

Corn beef and cabbage isn’t the traditional Irish Dish.

Your odds of finding a floor leaf cover are not possible.

Many bars in in the U.S. and aboard serve green beer in celebrate St. Patty’s Day.

In Ireland children wear orange, white and green badges.

Woman and girls wear green ribbons in their hair.

Many young people dye their hair green for this occasion.

The phrase “Drowning The Shamrock” is from the custom of floating the shamrock on the top of whiskey before drinking it.

The Irish believe the if you keep the custom, then you will have prosperous year.

34 million Americans have Irish ancestry according to the 2003 U.S. Census.