What is St. Patrick day for.?

Answer 1

St. Patrick's Day- "Why Do We Celebrate?"
St. Patrick's Day was first celebrated in America in 1737 by those of Irish descent and since then has become a holiday celebrated by all. In Ireland St. Patrick's Day is a religious holiday. Patrick was a young boy who had been taken from his home in the British Isles and forced into slavery in what is now Ireland. He eventually escaped but went back to Ireland in the hopes of converting the people there to Christianity. It is believed that he passed away on March 17 461 AD. Most businesses are shut down excluding pubs and restaurants and attending mass is quite common.

While March 17th is not a national holiday in America, there are plenty of parades and from early childhood we wear green on this day. It is also a wildly popular day to head to your local Irish pub and order a green beer, sing some Irish tunes, and try traditional Irish fare.

One icon that is known by all and seen in abundance on this day is the shamrock. Used by St. Patrick to explain the Trinity it is now worn by many people as a way of being festive on this holiday.

Whether you are Irish or not, St. Patrick's Day is a great reason to meet up with some friends at your local pub to celebrate and drink green beer!

Answer 2

St Patrick's Day is celebrated every year on 17th March. The biggest celebrations take place in Ireland, of course, but it is celebrated around the year in honour of Irish culture. St Patrick is one of Ireland's patron saints, who ministered Christianity way back in the fifth century. Celebrations on the day are bold and big with plenty of big hats like those found here in the St Patricks Day party accessories http://www.partypacks.co.uk/st-patricks-day-march-17th-cid33044.html. Guinness is the drink of choice accompanied with Irish music, parades and more with plenty of shamrocks and the colour green thrown in for good measure!

Answer 3

In the book I am reading to my daughter, it says it very simply.

"Long ago, most people in Ireland could not read or write. St. Patrick wanted to helm them learn. He wanted them to become Christians too."

"When St. Patrick died, the people of Ireland were very sad. The church made him a saint. St. Patrick's Day celebrates his life. It is a holy day in Ireland."

Answer 4

To celebrate the life and death of Saint Patrick - the patron saint, and national apostle, of Ireland.

St Patrick was born in the late 4th Century, and St Patrick's day is believed to be the date he died (17th March). He suffered 6 years of slavery in Ireland, before his escape, and he is most known for driving the snakes away from Ireland.

St Patrick's day is all about celebrating being Irish, which in today's culture means drinking...!

Answer 5

St. Patrick was a bishop that "ran all the snakes from Ireland"
He is the patron saint of Ireland and when the immirgration of the Irish to america just after the potato famine. They brought this holiday with them and it became popular.

by the way for the rest of you that say he was a gentle kind man. Right

the "ran all the snakes out of Ireland" thing was the murder of all people who refused to become christian. The orginal ethnic cleansing.

Answer 6

st patricks day commemorates the patron saint of ireland-st patrick. he was born in wales and is attributed for bringing christianity to ireland(christianity had already arrived previously but he was a very popular leader). he is famous for using the shamrock to represent the holy trinity-hence the shamrock is synonomous with the day. ireland did not have any snakes and so many believe that when st patrick drove the snakes out ireland actually represents that he drove evil out of ireland. and so the celebration is for him-over time the celebrations would become a chance for great music,parades and at times over the top drinking.....which we tend to do most other days hehehe.

Answer 7

It's an Irish Religious holiday commemorating St. Patrick who is the patron saint of Ireland. He walked through the country preaching basically.

He died on March 17th and that's when he's been celebrated since the 1700's

Answer 8

Why Saint Patrick's Day?

Saint Patrick's Day has come to be associated with everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck. Most importantly, to those who celebrate its intended meaning, St. Patrick's Day is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide.

So, why is it celebrated on March 17th? One theory is that that is the day that St. Patrick died. Since the holiday began in Ireland, it is believed that as the Irish spread out around the world, they took with them their history and celebrations. The biggest observance of all is, of course, in Ireland. With the exception of restaurants and pubs, almost all businesses close on March 17th. Being a religious holiday as well, many Irish attend mass, where March 17th is the traditional day for offering prayers for missionaries worldwide before the serious celebrating begins.

In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick's Day is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate with parades, "wearing of the green," music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!

Answer 9

It is to honour St Patrick patron Saint of Ireland

Answer 10

St. Patrick, originally named Maewyn Succat, was born in Briton in the late 4th century. When he was a child, he was kidnapped by barbarians from Ireland, who took him back as a slave. When he was 22 or, he decided he'd leave after a dream where God told him to go to the coast, and he just left his owners, and walked across Ireland until he came to a harbor. He hitched a ride on a boat which was supposed to land in Britannia, but ended up somewhere in the wilderness of France. He and the crew walked back to Briton, where Maewyn accepted Christ as his savior, and joined the clergy. He then went back to Ireland, the very people that had mistreated them, and evangelized for 50 years. He is responsible in large for the acceptance of Christ by Ireland. He is famous for a message that he gave saying that God was like a Shamrock, which is why shamrocks are so popular at the holiday. (it was the 3 leaf, not the 4 leaf one) He died on March 17th, 461.