nathalie gros-dubois's List: Saint Patrick's day

• Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá ’le  Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially St. Paddy's  Day or Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa 385–461 AD), one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on  March 17.

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• The day is the national  holiday of Ireland.

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• a celebration of Irish culture, Saint Patrick's Day is a Christian festival  celebrated in the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland

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• the colour most widely associated with Ireland, with Irish people, and with St. Patrick's Day in modern  times, may have gained its prominence through the phrase "the  wearing of the green" meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing.

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• The largest Saint Patrick's Day parade in Britain is held in Birmingham

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• the third biggest parade in the world after Dublin and New York

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