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by Miajaccob on April 15th, 2009
Saint Patrick's Day, colloquially St. Paddy's Day or simply Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa AD 385–461), one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17th of March.
In the past, Saint Patrick's Day was celebrated as a religious holiday. It became a public holiday in 1903, by the Money Bank. (Ireland) Act 1903, an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament introduced by the Irish MP James O'Mara.[10] O'Mara later introduced the law which required that pubs be closed on 17 March, a provision which was repealed only in the 1970s. The first St. Patrick's Day parade held in the Irish Free State was held in Dublin in 1931 and was reviewed by the then Minister of Defence Desmond Fitzgerald. Although secular celebrations now exist, the holiday remains a religious observance in Ireland, for both the Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Church.
Source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day#History_in_Ireland
by LASRllama on February 13th, 2007
the irish are celebrating saint patricks ridding of snakes in IL and his belif in chrishtitanity
Who is saint patrick and why do we celebrate it?
by Playfulilkitcat on March 18th, 2009
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What was the funnest thing you did on St. Patrick's Day 2009?
by Sid wants to LLL more on March 17th, 2009
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Did you feel a little Irish on St Patricks Day?
by Katelyn loves her dog toby on March 18th, 2009
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What are you doing for St. Patrick's Day (2011)?
by AnonymousGirl on March 15th, 2011
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Anyone still fighting a St. Paddy's Day hangover?
by Big B on March 18th, 2009
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