Saint Patrick’s Day Saint Patrick’s Day is a holiday that began in Ireland Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland but he was not Irish He was born in England and he went to Ireland to work as a missionary and teach Christianity to the Irish Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17th because it is the day that Saint Patrick died This day is an important religious holiday in Ireland It is also celebrated in other parts of the world, but it is not very serious In England, the United States, Canada, and Australia, people wear green and celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with parades In the city of Chicago, the river is dyed green on Saint Patrick’s Day! People all around the world who aren’t Irish like to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day because it is a lot of fun! People wear shamrocks on Saint Patrick’s Day because it is the symbol of Saint Patrick A shamrock is a small green plant with three leaves Sometimes people wear green hats to look like leprechauns A leprechaun is a small fairy that Irish people tell stories about They believe that leprechauns live at the end of the rainbow, and each leprechaun has a pot of gold If you catch a leprechaun, you will get to keep his gold! On March 17th, don’t forget to say: Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!