Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. But it wasn't always a ...

America’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration was in 1600 in the Spanish colony of present-day St. Augustine, Florida. Spanish colonial records mentioned a celebration for Saint Patrick in 1600 and ...

If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global ...

"Irish people made a point of welcoming non-Irish people to St. Patrick's Day," McMahon explained. Even George Washington, an Anglican Christian, was a member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick ...

Groundhog Day is behind us. Easter is around the corner. And in the middle is a holiday associated with merry drinking and a centuries-old religious figure: St. Patrick's Day. Monday, March 17 ...

Although rooted in religious tradition, St. Patrick's Day celebrations have evolved into a largely secular event, marked by parades, parties, and Irish-themed festivities. What started as a feast ...

NEW YORK — If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day ... that the day became the celebration it is, from its roots as a more solemn day with a religious observance ...

When he came, St. Patrick's Day was a feast day of St. Patrick, and it really was a religious holiday. We spent our day going to church, reflecting on the feast of St. Patrick, and then ...

Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP Initially, St. Patrick's Day was a solemn religious observance in Ireland, featuring church services and feasts in his honor. However, as Irish immigrants ...