1. According to tradition, Patrick returned to Ireland to convert
the pagan Irish to Christianity. At the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by
Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Gaelic Ireland. After making his way
home, Patrick went on to become a priest. Tradition holds that he died on 17
March and was buried at Downpatrick. Over the following centuries, many legends
grew up around Patrick and he became Ireland's foremost saint.
2. The Origins of St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's Day celebrates
the Roman Catholic feast day of the patron saint of Ireland.
3. He date commemorates the day St. Patrick died, believed to be in
A.D. 461.
4. There isn't really one reason why this is the official color of
St. Patrick's Day, but the color green has a lot of connections to Ireland and
springtime
5. Saint Patrick’s Day is a huge deal in his old stomping grounds.
It’s a national holiday in both Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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