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St. Patrick's Festival, established by the Government of Ireland in November 1995, [1] is a tourist attraction, aiming to showcase a modern and creative Ireland, [2] and has since developed into a multi day celebration which takes place annually on and around March 17, St. Patrick's Day - the national holiday of Ireland.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. Cultural and religious celebration on 17 March For other uses, see Saint Patrick's Day (disambiguation). Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick depicted in a stained-glass window at Saint Benin's Church, Ireland Official name Saint Patrick's Day Also called Feast of Saint Patrick Lá Fhéile ...
People travelled from as far away as Bolivia and China to see Ireland’s national parade.
An Irish population in this cluster of Midwestern cities hosts an St. Patrick's Day parade. It is "the only bi-state St. Patrick's Day Parade in the USA", according to the St. Patrick's Day Society of the Quad Cities, [108] crossing the Centennial Bridge from Rock Island, Illinois into Davenport, Iowa. Being so close to Chicago, this parade ...
And in Dublin, where the first St. Paddy's Day parade was held in 1931, the party has grown to a four-day festival! St. Patrick's Day has also spread worldwide, with celebrations in England ...
In 1903, St Patrick’s Day became an official public holiday in Ireland. This year (and every year) it is celebrated on 17 March, but St Patrick’s Day 2024 falls on a Sunday.
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In 1903, Saint Patrick's Day became an official public holiday in Ireland. This was due to the Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act 1903, an Act of Parliament introduced by the Irish MP James O'Mara. [4] In 1939, the Oireachtas passed the Holidays (Employees) Act 1939 which designated the public holidays as: [12] Saint Patrick's Day; Easter Monday; Whit ...