St. Patrick"s Day, celebrated on March 17, honors Ireland"s patron saint and national apostle, Saint Patrick—a fifth-century missionary. A national holiday in Ireland, the festivity is marked by a range of cultural events, parades, and traditional music and dance enjoyed across the globe. Interestingly, the first St. Patrick"s Day parade wasn"t held in Ireland but in the US. The earliest celebration was organized by Irish vicar Ricardo Artur in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1601.
Happy St. Patricks Day!
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
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Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
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A bird of beauty
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Pride Month
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Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
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Carnival comes to Olinda
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