Interesting Facts About St. Patrick's Day

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I am an Irish girl through and through. I found some interesting facts about the holiday and wanted to share them: * Almost 12% of Americans claim Irish ancestry. There are said to be more people of Irish ancestry living in the United States than in Ireland. * There are more than 100 St. Patrick's Day parades held across the United States. The first one was hosted by Irish Americans in Boston in 1737. * St. Patrick's Day, or Feast of Saint Patrick is a cultural and religious day held on March 17 the traditional death date of the patron saint of Ireland. * The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in Waterford, Ireland in 1903. * In the United States on this day around 3 million pints of the Irish stout Guinness. That's five times the amount consumed on any other day. * The New York City St. Patrick's Day parade is the largest in the United States, and it is the oldest civilian parade. The picture is from stock.abobe.com