St. Patrick’s Day is one of those holidays that everyone can celebrate. Just wear a little green and you’re good to go. To celebrate the holiday, here are 15 facts and trivia about Saint Patrick’s Day:
1.) There are no snakes, nor have there ever been, in Ireland. (It is said St. Patrick drove the evil snakes away)
2.) Saint Patrick wasn’t even Irish, he was British.
3.) The Chicago River is dyed green on Saint Patrick’s Day.
4.) 13 million pints of Guinness are consumed on St. Patrick’s Day around the world (the average daily consumption is around 5.5 million pints)
5.) The very first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in the United States, not Ireland.
6.) There are 4 cities in the United States with the name “Shamrock.”
7.) 36.5 million U.S. residents have Irish roots. The population of Ireland is over 4 million.
8.) The original color of the holiday was actually blue.
9.) The highest number of leaves ever found on a clover was 14.
10.) Boston is the most Irish city in America.
11.) Irish people do not actually eat corned beef on this holday. Irish-Americans came up with that.
12.) St. Patrick’s Day is the 9th biggest card selling holiday in the United States.
13.) Seattle, Washington, paints their road stripes green in honor of the holiday.
14.) March accounts for 10% of all Guinness sales.
15.) By law, pubs in Ireland were closed on St. Patrick’s Day because it was a religious holiday.
