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Significance: Feast day of Saint Patrick, commemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland

Date: Friday, 17 March, 2023

Also called: : Feast of Saint Patrick; Lá Fhéile Pádraig; Patrick's Day; (St) Paddy's Day; (St) Patty's Day (chiefly North America);

Celebrations: Attending parades and a céilí; Wearing green and shamrocks; Drinking Irish beer and Irish whiskey