St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers.

While St. Patrick’s Day festivities have strayed from their saintly origins, and are now marked by green-dyed food, parades and leprechauns, the holiday remains tied to St. Patr

Over the years, St Patrick’s Day has become synonymous with parades, shamrocks, and drinking, but for a long time it was a solemn religious holiday - and the sale of alcohol was banned