Who was St. Patrick and why do we celebrate?
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, brought to the Emerald Isle when he was kidnapped and enslaved. Though he eventually escaped, he returned and advanced Christianity throughout the island. He is celebrated on March 17 because that is the day he is believed to have died.
Witt says the day gives Irish and Irish Americans the opportunity to celebrate their heritage, and Stack agrees that the parades in places like the states and England convey that the Irish people have made a contribution to the society – that they were sort of welcomed, that they were accepted as citizens.
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