Saint Patrick’s Day, feast day (March 17) of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. People of that country celebrate the day with religious services and feasts, but Saint Patrick’s Day has transformed into a largely secular holiday of revelry in other parts of the world. A new study is revealing which cities in America are considered the "best cities for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations," and the top spots may or may not surprise you. WalletHub released its 2025 The spread of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the U.S. was a way for Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century faced discrimination and opposition, to stake that ground, he says Britain’s Kate, the Princess of Wales, smiles as she joins the Irish Guards, their veterans, families, serving soldiers, reservists, and young cadets from Northern Ireland, at a special St Patrick’s Day parade and celebration at Wellington Barracks in London, Monday, March 17, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) St. Patrick’s Day is a convivial holiday celebrating the Irish saint. Its celebration now extends so far beyond Ireland and its people that you’ll hear some say everyone’s a little Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. While people of all ages celebrate the holiday, it’s mainly a day when cocktails take center stage. Happy St. Paddy's Day! Celebrities are celebrating St. Patrick's Day 2025 both online and off today (March 17). The holiday commemorates Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who spread The legendary Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade returned Monday, with the parade kicking off at 10:15 a.m.Watch the parade in the video above and below.MORE COVERAGESavannah-Hilton Head Airport braces for more than 20,000 arrivals ahead of St. Patrick's Day paradeHeaded to Savannah's St. Patrick's St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture that takes place annually on March 17, the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland's death in the fifth century. The holiday has Many Americans have something to celebrate this St. Patrick's Day, according to a news release from the U.S. Census Bureau: 30.5 million U.S. residents claimed Irish ancestry in 2023. St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture that takes place annually on March 17, the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland's death in the fifth century. The Irish have The first St. Patrick's Day parade currently on record was held in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1601, historians say. Not, as some might assume, on the Emerald Isle. 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
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