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Seasonal & Holidays

Fun Facts About St. Patrick and the Irish Holiday

Tracing origins...


It may be an Irish holiday, but St. Patrick's Day is celebrated around the world, Morgan Winsor reports on ibtimes.com.


However, today's festivities are dramatically different from the true origins of the Irish holiday, which is named after a man who wasn't even Irish, Winsor wrote.

For 10 fun facts and more about St. Patrick and the March 17 observance: http://kenallensforum.blogspot.com/

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