St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick was the the patron saint of Ireland. He is also one of Christianity's most widely known figures. Saint Patrick was born around the year 385 in Scotland. There is not a great abundance of information about this saint, but in the secular world today, he among with other saints, such as Saint Valentine are celebrated. Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day? St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, the date in which St. Patrick died. In the fifteenth century, ST. Patrick's Day was celebrated as a religious feast day and the anniversary of St. Patrick's death. The holiday is of St. Patrick's Day is definitly a major Irish holiday, but it is not only for the Irish. Many people all over the world celebrate St. Patrick's Day . Over the many years that this holiday has been around the reasons and purpose for its celebration have changed. Some people still celebrate for the original reasons of St. Patrick. Others celebrate the holiday for reasons of being able to dress up in green, and go party. As for the Blarney stone, it is just a legend that has come up over the years. The first original purpose of the St. Patrick's Day holiday is to celebrate, feast, and pray for St. Patrick and what he did for Ireland. Its purpose was also to pray for many other missionaries and saints around the world. In largely populated Irish cities and towns people will go all out for the holiday. They will dress in green, have parades, have great amounts of Irish food and drinks, dance and sing to music, and celebrate the true meaning of the holiday.