About Saint Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is March 17. Schools, banks, and post offices are not closed.

St. Patrick is the patron of Ireland. Many Irish People came to live in America. They brought their holiday with them.

People who are not irish can enjoy St. Patrick's Day, too. There are parades on St. Patrick's Day. Bagpipes play Irish music. People dance jigs( a very fast dance) and sing Irish songs.

Green is everywhere on St. Patrick's Day. People wear green clothes: green shirts, green socks, green ties, or just a green flower or ribbon. Green coloring is added to cakes, cookies, and even beer.

Favorite foods on this day are corned beef and cabbage and Irish stew(lamb, onions, and potatos cooked in a thick gravy. )

Sysmbols of St. Patrick's Day are the shamrock, a three-leaf clover, the shillelagh, a wooden club, and leprechauns, tiny little man.