2007-03-17 06:18:22 · 11 answers · asked by bfh_mc 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
It is sometimes said that St. Patrick's Day is celebrated because it is the day that the patron saint of Ireland, Patrick, drove the serpents from Ireland.
More traditionally, the date is when St. Patrick died. St. Patrick died on 17 March 461 AD. and has been celebrated ever since.
St. Paddy is celebrated is because St. Patrick spent thirty years building and setting up monastries and places of worship all around Ireland. As anyone who has been to Ireland will know, religion is a big part of being Irish.
2007-03-17 06:21:41 · answer #1 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
St.Patrick is the national Saint of Ireland and brought christianity there in the year 430 AD, he suffered a lot to bring the message of the Gospels to the Irish and for this he deserves to be honored.
It is only proper to have some sort of celebration for this great Saint.
2007-03-17 06:24:15 · answer #2 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Patricks day in ireland is a religious holiday that celebrates the death of st. patrick. In america the holiday has been changed into more of a drnking holiday
did you know that in ireland it was actually considered bad luck to wear green?
2007-03-17 06:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by rockthearts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very simple..for money!! More food/drinks/cards/candy,etc sold. How about that St VALENTINE? Oh yeah, money too. HA-HA!
2007-03-17 06:27:19 · answer #4 · answered by charlesresta 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos its the one day in the year in ireland when its acceptable to be completely drunk...and make a complete fool of yourself
2007-03-17 06:28:40 · answer #5 · answered by Elvenghost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we celebrate it so we can run around wearing green, pinching people. :)
2007-03-17 06:22:55 · answer #6 · answered by jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me it's an excuse to get drunk
2007-03-17 06:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to drink green beer.
2007-03-17 06:26:29 · answer #8 · answered by koifishlady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the second replier is totally right!!!
2007-03-17 06:23:22 · answer #9 · answered by maico 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to drink
2007-03-17 06:22:28 · answer #10 · answered by skcs11 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋