Some Interesting Information about St. Patrick’s Day

17. March 2009 by Teri Ellis.

Today, we are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Everyone is wishing each other a “Happy St. Patrick’s Day, or St. Paddy’s Day.” I was interested in doing some research on this “green day” on March 17. Some things that I learned:

1.  Irish Stew. I selected a link to a video about how to make this tantalizing feast with lots of information too.

2.  History of St. Patrick’s Day: Another link to a video. Corned beef was introduced in the United States – before that, it was bacon and potatoes.

3.  Color of Green: Originally was blue – not green. The history behind that is in this video.

4.  St. Patrick was from Britain – not Ireland. Here is another link to a video with the reasons of how this happened.

5.  St. Patrick’s parade began in New York: It is the oldest longest St. Patrick’s parade anywhere and began before The Revolution. Here’s a video with very cool information.

Have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day!!!!  Now you know how it started and more.

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