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Saint Patricks's day
CatholicismThis is held to commemorate the death of St. Patrick, who is known as the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland, he was taken prisoner six years in Ireland and was known to convert Irish Christianity during his capture after release.
New York
England
Dublin
The parade in Dublin lasts five days and receives more than 600,000 people every year.
The biggest parade takes place in the city of New York and it is seen by over two million
viewers.
Other parts...Parades also take place in other Irish cities and towns and big cities like Belfast, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Cambridge, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Kansas, Savannah, Denver, Buenos Aires,
Scranton and Toronto.
History
Initially, the day of St. Patrick was a Catholic holiday in honor of this
Irish saint.
It was celebrated only in Ireland since before
the seventeenth century.
The first parade held to honor this holiday took
place not in Ireland but in the United States. The March 17, 1762, Irish
soldiers, who served in the English army, marched through New York City.
Today, it is the oldest civilian parade in the world
and the largest in the United States, which has millions of participants; it became popular and has
arrived at many corners of the world.
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