it is not official a holiday

Saint Patrick's was merely a saint's feast day, which happens all the time. But Irish people celebrated elaborately, since St. Patrick was Irish. Eventually, it became a well-known holiday.

In 1903, Saint Patrick's Day became an official public holiday in Ireland Saint Patrick's Day is a religious holiday on the 17th of March. It is named after Saint Patrick the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland Wadding In the early 1600s. Saint Patrick's Day thus became a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics in Ireland

The common noun for the proper noun Saint Patrick's Day is holiday.

Saint Patrick's Day

..Uhm, it doesn't DO anything, it's a holiday.

Yes. But not a national holiday!

You have it backwards. Saint Patrick's Day was named after Saint Patrick. March 15 is the Catholic feast day of Saint Patrick.

There was a real Saint Patrick who did live in Ireland, although he was not of Irish descent. For years, St. Patrick\'s Day was a religious holiday in Ireland. It was only in America in the 1970s that it was invented into the drinking holiday it is today.

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In Ireland. It is the national holiday of Ireland.

Yes, Saint Patrick is a saint. That is why he has the title "Saint" before his name.

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, Montserrat and Nigeria.

It is Ireland's national holiday. Wherever there are Irish people, it is celebrated. It commemorates St. Patrick, Ireland's patron saint. He brought Christianity to Ireland.

As with the flag, green is meant to symbolize Catholicism. Since Saint Patrick, for whom the holiday is in celebration of, was Catholic, green is worn to commemorate him.

It is simply a day designated by a (the?) Christian church of someone they have decided is a saint. It is relevant to some Christians. Public Holidays are designated by individual countries and are not universal.

No, Saint Patrick is Saint Patrick and not known by another saint's name. His birth name, however, was Maewyn Succat.

Saint Patrick was not married.

No, Saint Patrick was not a thief.

Saint Darerca of Ireland is said to have been a sister of Saint Patrick.

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Saint Patrick is the patron saint of many things but Saint Peter and Saint Joseph are the patron saints of the Universal Church.

March 17 is the feast day of Saint Patrick.

It is Ireland's national holiday because St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. There are large parades all around Ireland, with the biggest being in Dublin.

The national holiday in many countries is their independence day. The national holiday in Ireland is St. Patrick's Day.

It honours St. Patrick, as it is St. Patrick's Day. It is Ireland's national holiday.

March 17 is the feast of Saint Patrick.

Saint Patrick was the bishop of Ireland.

Saint Patrick was never a pope.

Yes, it is.

Saint Patrick had two sisters.

The Patron Saint of England is George The Patron Saint of Scotland is Andrew

The Patron Saint of Wales us David

The Patron Saint of Ireland is Patrick.

St Patrick is the patron saint of N. Ireland.

All the other answers are rubbish. Northern Ireland is not part of Great Britain, it is part of the UK.

I know this because I live here.

The 17th of March, which is St. Patrick's Day, Ireland's patron saint.

Saint Patrick's Day, all you do if wear green and if not, you get pinched.

Yes, Saint Patrick is the patron saint of both Ireland and Nigeria.

Saint Patrick is buried in Down Patrick, Northern Ireland

Saint Patrick was largely responsible for converting pagan Ireland to Christianity.

Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and Nigeria.

No, Saint Patrick died of natural causes.

Saint Patrick worked in Ireland, of course.

If Saint Patrick had any pets there is no record of them.

No, Saint Patrick was from Roman Britain, probably Scotland.

No there isn't a saint Patrick's church in Portugal

Saint Patrick's Athletic.

Patrick Saint-Denis was born in 1975.

It's just a holiday to celebrate green. And, because St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, Irishness.

Yes the mail will come because it is not a special holiday when it is a special holiday that is when the mail dose not come.

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, known for spreading Christianity throughout the country. Legend has it he used the shamrock to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity. Celebrated on March 17th with parades and festivals, Saint Patrick's Day is a holiday that honors Irish culture and heritage worldwide.