Saint Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's day is celebrated on March 17, on the day of St. Patrick's death. In Ireland this day has been celebrated for thousands of years. On St. Patrick's day in Ireland families go to church in the morning and have a big feast and dance and party all day. The first St. Patrick's day parade first took place in the United States in 1762. Irish soldiers serving in the U.S. army marched in the streets of New York City. In years after the first parade more parade took place including bagpipes and drums. In 1845 the potato famine hit Ireland and a lot of poor Irish immigrants started coming into the U.S. in the early 1900s. St. Patrick's day is celebrated all around the world today even in Japan, Singapore and Russia.

For me, this holiday means to wear green! And it always reminds me of Leprechauns. Leprechauns are little make-believe fairies from Ireland. They are the little old men who are shoemakers for the faires. They usually stand about 2 feet tall. Treasure hunters can often track down a leprechaun by the sound of his shoemaker's hammer. The legend is that if you catch one yu can force him to tell you where he hides his gold! I don't know about you but I would sure love to find one!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Don't forget to wear green!