A Short History Of St. Patrick and His Irish Holiday

The history of St. Patrick’s Day, which started out as a Holy Day for the Irish Catholics in the 10th or 11th century, goes all the way back to the late 3rd century when a small boy was born in Roman England by the name of Maewyn.

Maewyn and his family lived in a small town where his father was a soldier in the army, and a member of the town government. Some accounts say that Maewyn was an agnostic and some say that his family was Christian, but weren’t very strong in their faith. Either way, it doesn’t really matter because it was what happened later in his life that gained him his notoriety. Read More>>

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with fun and excitement

St. Patrick Day, March 17th, is just around the corner. It’s a celebration day all around the globe with parades, Irish songs, fireworks, green beverages and much more. It is holiday for honoring St. Patrick, his sainthood by attending mass and dining.

Time is just running, so start planning your St. Patrick’s Day party. It is huge celebration for everyone, young or old where corned beef and cabbage meal are served as the traditional Irish food. Read More>>

Around The World with St. Patrick

St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday typical celebrated by the Irish, or those of Irish decent, as well as a handful of Christian religions that honor his sainthood by attending mass and feasting. In America the holiday has turned into a parade filled, green beer drinking, Irish potato gobbling, leprechaun hat and shamrock pin wearing party. But how does the rest of the world celebrate this greenest holiday?

In Ireland, the majority of people are Roman Catholic and to honor those of Christian denomination, bishops release worshipers from the Lent rule of `No Meat on Friday’s` so that the Irish society may indulge in a huge feast. Most cities hold their own parades and fests too but none holds a candle to the St Patrick’s Day parade and festival in Dublin. This five-day festival is jam packed with beer and food fueled events that are attended by over half a million people from all over the world. Read More>>

10 Facts You Might Not Know About St. Patrick's Day

The tradition of St. Patrick’s Day began hundreds of years ago when a boy in Roman England was captured and taken to Ireland as a captive where he found God. It is said that St. Patrick could hear from the angels, and that he had raised people from the dead. He was a very active missionary throughout Ireland for 30 years, and that is why he is called the patron saint of Ireland. There have been many legends attached to this saint, and they have lasted throughout the centuries. This holiday began as a Holy Day in the Catholic Church, but over the years this religious Catholic saint’s day has turned into a more secular celebration of the upcoming new spring. Read More>>