What are three things that you instantly remember when people talk about St. Patricks Day? Irish dancing? Shamrock? The “Kiss me I’m irish” slogan? Anything else? As for me, these three things come top of the list in my mind: shamrock, Leprechauns and Guiness.
St. Patricks day will be celebrated on March 17tt. Of course it’s big in Ireland, and there are Irish bars all over the world, so… To celebrate the festivities we’ve created a graphics give away pack for you to access. You can get it at the bottom of the page, but first some history…
According American Irish historical society, the St. Patricks Day festival started in the 7th century. The actual St. Patricks Day celebration last for a whole five days with parades, dancing, special food and of course plenty of guiness (wear something green if you want to fit in).
Here are several fun facts that I bet you might never know about St. Patricks Day. I hope you find them interesting.
– Saint Patrick wasn’t even Irish. He was born in Britain. Patrick was kidnapped though (in 403) and spent some years as a slave in Ireland. He escaped in 409, but returned in 432.
– Shamrocks don’t really exist. Shamrocks, a leaf that Patrick used for explaining the Christian holy trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, don’t really exist. Some botanists consider the official shamrock is Trifolium dubium. Nowadays they have become synonymous with the four leaf clover.
– The biggest St. Patrick’s Day Parade is in New York. And yes St. Patrick’s Day Parades started in America. The parade in New York, attracts more than two million spectators. Check here to find out the Top Ten St. Patricks Day celebration.
– The Green river does exist. Have you heard anything about St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Chicago? 40 LBS of green dye are used to turn the Chicago River green for St. Patrick’s Day.
Irish or non-Irish, but Irish-at-heart, make sure you get your best green attire to celebrate St. Patricks Day.
Everyone at Youzign, would like to help you celebrate St. Patricks Day too! Click on the link below to get your St. Patricks Day Vectors now (all images are png and ready to use in Youzign).
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