Ah the luck of the Irish… you know, they really haven’t been all that lucky over the years. Things got better once St, Patrick, not an Irishman, visited the Emerald Isle bringing Christianity to them and chasing away all the snakes. That was around 400 AD but the first St. Patrick’s Day parade did not happen until 1762 and it wasn’t in Ireland, it was in New York City! The Irish are truly good intended, hard working people. They, like nearly every other race of the world, have had their issues but today we celebrate what they have accomplished, become and brought to us all.
How to celebrate – Be proud to be Irish. Visit Ireland. Read about St. Patrick.