St. Patrick was the first catholic missionary in Ireland. They celebrate St. Patrick’s Day because St. Patrick is a patron saint of Ireland. First, St. Patrick’s day was celebrated as an religious holiday.
This day is also celebrated outside from Ireland for example in:
• Canada
• Great Britain
• Montserrat
• Australia
• Uruguay
• and in The United States
The main color for the day is green. In former times, the color of St. Patrick’s day was blue, but the national color of Ireland is green, so this color also changed. Everybody wear green clothes, in some cities the beer is colored green and in Chicago is the Chicago River dyed green every year. They make huge parades, listen to Irish music and drink a lot of Guinness or “green” beer.
