Saint Patrick’s day is the feast day of Ireland’s saint patron, Patrick. It is celebrated in Ireland and all over the world by people of Irish heritage.

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2 Saint Patrick’s day is the feast day of Ireland’s saint patron, Patrick. It is celebrated in Ireland and all over the world by people of Irish heritage. It is a feast for Saint Patrick but also Irish culture.

3 But who was Saint Patrick? Saint Patrick was born in Britain when it was occupied by the Roman empire. Aged 16 he was kidnapped and sent as a slave to Ireland. He was from a Christian family but found no Christians in Ireland. Aged 20, he escaped and returned to Britain where he became a priest. He decided to return to Ireland to convert them to Christianity. He worked in Ireland for 40 years telling them about God. To explain the trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) he used a shamrock. So now it is the symbol of Ireland. He died on the 17th of March 461. From then we celebrate Saint Patrick’s day each 17th March.

4 En Irlande, plus particulièrement à Dublin, la Saint Patrick donne lieu à un immense festival où seront présents projections de films, concerts mais aussi spectacles et parades. L’agenda est chargé et c’est pourquoi ce festival est prévu sur une semaine entière !

5 En dehors de l’île, c’est aux Etats-Unis que l’on trouve les plus imposantes parades de la Saint Patrick, à New-York notamment où plus de 150 000 personnes grossiront la marche et plus de 3 millions de personnes les regarderont parader dans la ville. Bien sûr, Chicago et Boston, connues pour leurs minorités irlandaises, présenteront aussi leurs parades avec plus de 10 000 participants. Une mention particulière sera attribuée à Chicago qui teint sa rivière en vert durant quelques heures !