Happy St. Patricks Day

SOURCES THE SOCIAL http://www.wsaw.com/seasonal/misc/40129602.htmlhttp:// holidays.kaboose.com/saint-patricks-day/quick_facts.htmlhttp:// www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day-factshttp:// news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110316-saint-patricks-day-2011- march-17-facts-ireland-irish-nation/http://infographiclist.com/2011/10/12/how- do-americans-celebrate-st-patricks-day-infographic/http://degreesearch.org/ blog/7-lucky-facts-about-st-patricks-day/ ISTA HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! The actual color of St. Patrick is blue. Green became associated with St. Patrick's Day during the 19th century. 90% of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day. ST. PATRICK'S DAY iS OBSERV Ed on MARCH 17 becAusE th AT is THE FEAST DAY OF ST. PATRICK, THE PATRON SAiNt of St. Patrick did not actually drive snakes out of Ireland; the “snakes" represent the pagans that he converted to Christianity. IRELAND. IT is BELIEVED THAT He DIED ON MARCH 17 IN THE YEAR 461 AD. The very first St. Patrick's Day parade was not in Ireland. It was in Boston in 1737. Many bars in the United States, and abroad, serve green beer to celebrate St. Patty's Day. According to lore, Patrick used the three leaves of a shamrock to explain the Christian holy trinity.