St. Patricks Day facts

March 15, 2012
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The first St. Patrick’s  day parade was not in Ireland; It was in Boston in 1737

Montserrat, Great Britain, and Ireland are the only countries to celebrate St. Patrick’s day Publicly

In Ireland there are no alcohol sales allowed and all Bars must close for the day

The original color of st. Patrick’s day was blue

In Chicago they dye the rivers green with 40 pounds of green vegetable dye

Saint Patrick wasn’t Irish he was Scottish

Over 34 million american’s have Irish Ancestry

9 of the people that signed the Declaration of Independence were of Irish origin

Many people wear green so they avoid being pinched

St. Patrick used shamrocks to explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish Christians

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