St. Patrick's Day

The magical holiday of St. Patrick's day is March 17. The history of St. Patrick's

day is based on a man named, well.....Saint Patrick!! He was born in Roman

Britain in the fourth century. He was kidnapped when he was 16 and was

taken to Ireland to be a slave. He escaped, but while he was in slavery, he

converted 432 people from Irish to Christianity. St. Patrick died March 17 of the

year 461 so that is why we celebrate it on March 17. He was deeply appreciated

in Ireland. He established many churches, monasteries, and schools. Many

legends grew about him. Immigrants that came to America are the reason why

our country started to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. They told Americans what Saint

Patrick had done and how they celebrated him in their country. So now we

celebrate!!!! We don’t celebrate St. Patricks Day at our house, but I would really

love to. Maybe someday we’ll celebrate, but for now we will probably just wear

something green so we don’t get pinched!