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  1. Saint Patrick's Day
    Saint Patrick's DayReligious and cultural holiday
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    Official nameSaint Patrick's Day
    Also calledFeast of Saint Patrick · Lá Fhéile Pádraig · Patrick's Day · (St) Paddy's Day · (St) Patty's Day (chiefly North America)
    TypeEthnic, national, Christian
    Saint Patrick

    Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and Bishop in Ireland. Much of what is known about Saint Patrick comes from the Declaration, which was allegedly written by Patrick himself. It is believed … See more

    Celebration and traditions

    Present day Saint Patrick's Day celebrations have been greatly influenced by those that developed among the Irish diaspora, especially in North America. Until the late 20th century, Saint Patrick's Day was often … See more

    Ireland

    Saint Patrick's feast day, as a kind of national day, was already being celebrated by the Irish in Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries. Saint Patrick's feast day was finally placed on the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Ch… See more

    Modern era

    In 1903, Saint Patrick's Day became an official public holiday in Ireland due to the Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act 1903, an act of the United Kingdom parliament introduced by Irish MP James O'Mara.
    The first Sa… See more

     
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