Don't miss our St. Patrick's celebrations! Ms Janet will tell tales on Wednesday morning at 9:30am and then join us for Culture Kids to discover Ireland and celebrate St Patrick's Day in style!
Here are some fun St Patrick's Day facts to keep you going till the fun starts!
Did you know this religious feast day held on the anniversary of St Patrick's death in the fifth century has been going for over 1000 years?
Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Though this holiday is usually in Lent, a time of Christian fasting the Irish would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.
The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762.
Original St Patrick was associated with the color blue. But over the years, it has changed to green. The phrase "the wearing of the green", meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing, derives from a song of the same name.
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