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Saint Patrick didn’t wear green. His color was “Saint Patrick’s blue.” The color green became associated with St. Patrick’s Day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.
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The first parade took place in New York City in 1762. With an increase of Irish immigrants entering the United States, St. Patrick’s Day quickly became a widespread holiday.
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It used to be a dry holiday. St. Patrick’s Day was considered a religious holiday in Ireland for most of the 20th century, so all pubs would close on March 17. Once it became a national holiday in 1970, everything changed and pubs became a go-to spot for many to celebrate.
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a whopping 13,000,000 pints of Guinness (the most popular of the many Irish beers) are drank on March 17th across the world!
