HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

And what is this holiday about? ))

Today millions of people all over the world (and especially those who live in Northern Ireland region of Great Britain !!!) celebrate the holiday of the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick.  

St. Patrick is believed to bring Christianity to Ireland. He was born in Wales somewhere around  385 AD. He was carried off by pirates and spent six years in slavery before escaping and training as a missionary.

The most famous story about Saint Patrick is him driving the snakes from Ireland. He died on 17th March in AD 461 and this day has since been commemorated as St. Patrick’s Day.

If you want to celebrate this holiday like a real Irishman (or Irishwoman ))) you should wear  green attire, and shamrock as it a national symbol of Ireland. Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain how the Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit could exist as separate parts of the same being. His followers took to wearing a shamrock in celebration.

And do not forget to wear a pin like this - it's exptremely popular on St. Patrick's Day

St.Patrick’s Day is celebrated with parades in the large cities, the wearing of the green and drinking Guinness (traditional beer of Ireland).

In London the major St. Patrick's parade is held in

Trafalgar Square on weekends around March 17. In 2008

 the water in in the Trafalgar Square fountains was dyed

 green.

The largest St.Patrick’s parade takes place in Birmingham. It

 over a two mile (3 km) route through the city centre. The

 organisers describe it as the third biggest St. Patrick's parade

 in the world after Dublin and New York.

If you'd like to find out more about St. Patrick's Day origin, history and traditions 

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/spring/patricks/book.html
• http://www.catholic-saints.net/saints/st-patrick-of-ireland.php
• http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day
• http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/