Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!
Did you know…
The real St. Patrick wasn’t even Irish!
St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17th because that is the feast day of St. Patrick,
the patron saint of ireland
The very first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was not in Ireland. It was in Boston in 1737
The actual color of St. Patrick is blue. Green became associated with St. Patrick’s Day
during the 19th century
In Chicago on St. Patrick’s Day, the rivers are dyed green
Nine of the people who signed our Declaration of Independence were of Irish origin and
nineteen Presidents of the US proudly clain Irish heritage, including our first president,
George Washington.
On any given day 5.5 million pints of Guiness are consumed around the world.
Legend says taht each clover means something: The first is for hope, the second for
faith, the third for love and the fourth for luck!