What is St. Patrick's day celebrating ?
2006-11-22 14:09:26 · 11 answers · asked by pneapplejz 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
Well, the easy answer is that it celebrates St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. In practice, in the U.S. it has become also a celebration of Irishness itself--music, literature, the history of Irish immigration, etc. Some people I've heard even have been known to have a glass of Guiness stout or an Irish coffee on that day.
2006-11-22 14:16:09 · answer #1 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The man who converted the Irish. St. Patrick was a Bishop.
2006-11-25 21:21:50 · answer #2 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Patrick driving the snakes away from Ireland.
2006-11-22 22:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by DMBthatsme 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
apparently he was actually from england but he brought christianity over to ireland. also it is said that he drove all the snakes from ireland. on st patrick's day we honour our patron saint by celebrating our being Irish :D
2006-11-26 14:49:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting rid of the rodents, which is just an excuse because Patrick was scared to death of the critters. Wait, is a snake a rodent?
2006-11-25 12:30:28 · answer #5 · answered by tanya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it celebrates st. patrick. you celebrate that he rid ireland of snakes, etc. here in america, it has been commercialized so our view is that you just wear green on that day.
2006-11-25 12:24:43 · answer #6 · answered by xravenscroftx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im irish but i use it as just another excuse to party and drink lots of beer i will use any excuse to party lol
2006-11-23 22:37:18 · answer #7 · answered by aengel69 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
being Irish
2006-11-23 16:09:25 · answer #8 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the irish
2006-11-26 15:05:08 · answer #9 · answered by ReDeana Donnae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-23 11:51:59 · answer #10 · answered by DolphinLami 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋