{"id":2589,"date":"2014-02-18T10:32:39","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T09:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/\/?p=2589"},"modified":"2025-07-03T16:40:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:40:59","slug":"st-patricks-day-in-the-land-of-saints-and-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/st-patricks-day-in-the-land-of-saints-and-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about St. Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dust off your shamrock bowler \u2013 it&#8217;s St. Patrick&#8217;s Day next month!<\/p>\n<p>The 17th March has been a good excuse for a shindig for centuries. And it&#8217;s all in honour of the Patron Saint of Ireland, who&#8217;s credited for bringing Christianity to the country and who died on this day back in the year 493 AD.<\/p>\n<p>Legend has it that St. Patrick rid Ireland of snakes, though this is seen as purely symbolic of his efforts to drive out Paganism. 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This is recognition of the many people from around the world who have chosen Ireland as their home.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Irish, who&#8217;ve also moved about a bit, the Guinness-fuelled craic extends to cities like London, Sydney, Toronto, Auckland and Buenos Aires, with the largest St. Patrick&#8217;s Day parade taking place over 3,100 miles from Ireland \u2013 in New York!<\/p>\n<p>But in our humble opinion, you can&#8217;t beat celebrating St. Patrick&#8217;s Day in the place it was born. 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