The History of St. Patrick's Day

by Riley Firenze

St Patrick’s Day is annually celebrated on March 17th. Commonly being an Irish Christian holiday, families traditionally celebrate by attending church in the morning, followed by dancing, drinking, and a feast in the afternoon. The traditional meal is corned beef and cabbage. This day celebrates the death of Saint Patrick, a patron saint of Ireland in the 5th century who was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but later returned to Ireland bringing Christianity to the people. He became the legend that explained the Holy Trinity. The most popular sign to show this is Irish clovers, known as shamrocks. To this day people celebrate with parades and parties all around the world.