"Irish people made a point of welcoming non-Irish people to St. Patrick's Day," McMahon explained. Even George Washington, an ...

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 ...

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 ...

St. Patrick's Day is one of the world's most widely celebrated cultural holidays— filled with parades, festive gatherings and a sea of green. But beyond the revelry, the holiday has deep historical ...

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 ...