What to do on St. Patrick’s Day

Reasons for wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day: St. Patrick’s Day is a traditional Irish holiday, and St. Patrick’s Day commemorates Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Irish immigrants brought the holiday to the United States. Green is considered the national color of Ireland. Because Ireland is covered with large forests, green clothes are worn on St. Patrick's Day.

St. Patrick's Day is held on March 17 every year to commemorate Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. This festival originated in Ireland in the late 5th century and has now become Ireland's national holiday. As people of Irish descent spread all over the world, St. Patrick's Day has gradually become a holiday in some countries. The celebration began in the United States on March 17, 1737. The traditional color for St. Patrick's Day is green. On St. Patrick's Day in the United States, people usually hold parades, church services, and dinners. Irish people in the United States like to wear clover, decorate their rooms with green and yellow, the colors of the Irish flag, wear green clothes, and present clover ornaments to guests.