St. Patrick’s Day Celebration: St. Patrick’s Day is a religious celebration that is observed on March 17 every year. This day is observed to pay a tribute to St. Patrick who was the foremost patron saint from Ireland.
St. Patrick’s day is also known as the Feast of Saint Patrick. This day was made the official celebration of Christianity back in the 17th Century. St. Patrick was a patron saint, born in Ireland 4th Century. Although he was born into a good family, his life was full of struggles.
St. Patrick got kidnapped when he was just 16 years with a motive to make him a slave. He somehow managed to escape from their trap and return to his home in 432 CE. He died on March 17, 461. Before his death, he has done a lot of things in order to make the lives of Christian easy.
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
St. Patrick’s Day is influenced by the Irish diaspora to a great extent. The St. Patrick’s Day Celebration today is entirely different from that of the previous time. The celebration has grown to a different level.
Previously, it was limited to only a small group of people but now it is celebrated in many parts of the world. St. Patrick’s day came into effect in order to pay tribute to St. Patrick and also to remember all those things he did for the Christian community.
On this day, public parades are organized, Irish traditional music is played, People wish each other and remember all the things St. Patrick has done for Christianity.
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration parade was quite popular from a very ancient time in the North. However, it was adopted in the USA during the 18th Century. Seeing the popularity of the parade, Ireland also adopted this concept in the 20th Century.
In St. Patrick’s Day Celebration parade, people from the military, fire brigades, marching bands, cultural organizations, charitable organizations, youth groups, and many more are seen participating. In Ireland, people pay more attention to using the Irish language on this day. {Source: Wikipedia}