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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