St. Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. The purpose of St. Patrick’s Day is to celebrate the Roman Catholic feast day of the patron saint of Ireland .St. Patrick’s Day is designated every March the 17 because that’s day St. Patrick died. St. Patrick’s Day is green because green is one of the three colors in the Irish flag.  Also its lush, green landscape, Ireland is known as the "Emerald Isle. If you don't wear green on St. Patrick's Day, prepare to be pinched. But only if you're in the United States. This is an American tradition that is traced to the 1700s. An old Irish legend has it that those who wear green are invisible to leprechauns, those fairy creatures that randomly pinch people no matter what color they're wearing. So folks started pinching anyone who didn't wear green as a reminder of the leprechauns and their sneaky ways.