{"id":2099,"date":"2026-03-17T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:00:12","slug":"st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2026\/03\/17\/st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">St. Patrick&#8217;s Day<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day to all our Irish students and staff.<\/p>\n<p>St. Patrick&#8217;s Day is celebrated on 17<sup>th<\/sup> March. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, but there are parades and parties worldwide due to the large numbers of people with Irish heritage spread across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Source<\/p>\n<h2>History of St.Patrick&#8217;s Day<\/h2>\n<p>Although there are no exact dates of his birth, it is believed that Patrick was born in the Roman-occupied north of England. and that he died on 17<sup>th<\/sup> March. His autobiographical work \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.confessio.ie\/etexts\/confessio_english#\">Confessio<\/a>\u201d claims that when he was around 16, Patrick was taken from his home in Britain by Irish pirates who took him to Ireland as a slave. There he looked after animals for around six years and converted to Christianity. He fled captivity after hearing a voice telling him he would soon go home. He found passage on a ship and after several days walking he returned home. Following his return, Patrick studied Christianity in Europe-mostly in Auxerre, France and was ordained into the priesthood there. He later returned to Ireland as a missionary, and by the 7<sup>th<\/sup> century was already revered as the patron saint of Ireland.<\/p>\n<h3>The Irish Potato Famine<\/h3>\n<p>There are many people throughout the world with Irish ancestors due to the large numbers who emigrated because of the Irish Potato Famine. It started in 1845 when a fungus ruined around 75% of the annual potato crop, which most of the population relied on for food. Around one million Irish died before the end of the famine in 1852. Another million emigrated to countries such as Great Britain or the United States, and therefore you will find St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebrated in many countries worldwide.<\/p>\n<h4>Celebrations<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_2101\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2101\" data-attachment-id=\"2101\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2026\/03\/17\/st-patricks-day\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Source&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?fit=676%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2101 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"St partricks day parade\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?resize=676%2C450&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/03\/st-patricks-gae4313baa_1280.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/st-patrick-s-day-band-instruments-4929650\/\">Source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today descendants of the immigrants celebrate their Irish heritage by dressing up in colourful clothing in green and gold (the colours of the Irish flag), joining parades of pipe bands, cheerleaders, and floats. One of the biggest parades outside Ireland is in New York which held its first parade in 1762. This was a time when the wearing of green was a sign of Irish pride but was banned in Ireland. The parade gave participants the freedom to speak Irish, wear green, sing Irish songs and play the pipes to Irish tunes that were meaningful to the Irish immigrants of that time.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from parades, many pubs and restaurants host events with live music and singing, and you shouldn\u2019t have to look too hard to find one in Edinburgh!<\/p>\n<p>By Vivienne Hamilton<\/p>\n<p>Read more on world festivals and traditions with our articles:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2022\/02\/07\/chinese-new-year\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cChinese New Year\u201d (Edit)\">Chinese New Year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2022\/01\/25\/scottish-traditions-burns-night\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cScottish Traditions: Burn\u2019s Night\u201d (Edit)\">Scottish Traditions: Burn\u2019s Night<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2022\/01\/19\/the-ethiopia-timkat-festival\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe Ethiopia Timkat Festival\u201d (Edit)\">The Ethiopia Timkat Festival<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2022\/01\/01\/new-year-traditions-from-around-the-world\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cNew Year Traditions from Around the World\u201d (Edit)\">New Year Traditions from Around the World<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, don&#8217;t forget you can find out more about everything mentioned in this article at <a href=\"http:\/\/Librarysearch.napier.ac.uk\">Librarysearch.napier.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day to all our Irish students and staff. 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