Top Ten Fascinating St. Patrick’s Day Facts to Blow Your Mind

Since St. Patrick’s Day is getting closer, we have started hunting for that green Shamrock attire, browsing Pinterest for Irish dishes recipes and stocking up whiskey or Guinness to get packed for the festival. St. Patrick’s Day is now affiliated with the color green, parades, beer, and gifts. However, the festival is engraved in history for more than 1,500 years. The first ceremony carried out on March 17, 1631, signifying the death date of St. Patrick in the 5th century. We have compiled some of the most interesting St. Patrick's Day facts to make your event more delightful.

1. Many people believe that St. Patrick got all the snakes out of Ireland. Nevertheless, this is totally a myth as snakes never existed in post-glacial Ireland. Numerous people assume that the word “snakes” ascribed to the reptile symbolism of the magicians and evil entities of that period.
2. Green has gained importance for St. Patrick’s Day, though the festival was formerly affiliated with the color blue. The transformation to green occurred as Ireland’s is also referred as “The Emerald Isle.” Moreover, there is a green color in the Irish flag with clover. People started wearing green bands and cloves in the 17th century.
3. The leprechaun is a tiny Irish fairy and looks like a shoemaker, with spiked footwear and a magical hat. The fairy also wears a leather apron. Leprechauns are deemed to be ignorant little men who live isolated in the woods. It is believed that these fairies spend all of their life in creating shoes and shielding their wealth.
4. If anyone gets a chance to catch a leprechaun, he will be compelled to reveal where all boxes of treasures are hidden. Though, the fairy must be guarded at all times. If his keeper misses the chance to notice the fairy even for a minute, he disappears along with his treasure.
5. As per Irish myth, the day should be named St. Maewyn’s Day as it was Patrick’s name at birth before he became a priest.
6. In 1737, the Festival of Saint Patrick was initially rejoiced in the United States by Irish emigrants. In 1762, New York City arranged the primary formal parade and with time, it’s evolved into one of the world’s most considerable St. Patrick’s Day ceremonies.
7. A favorite amusement of St. Patrick’s Day is for adults to drink green brew. Globally, millions of beer bottles are devoured on St. Patrick’s Day, making more than $245 million. That's the reason for grabbing a bottle opener before the event occurs.
8. The clove or shamrock is Ireland’s national flower. It is the significant emblem of St. Patrick, which depicts the Holy Trinity. The three-leafed shrub is usually employed as a badge.
9. Numerous Catholic chapels change the date of the Celebration of Saint Patrick if March 17 befalls in Holy Week.
10. The Chicago River is colored in green for the holiday since 1962. To change the color of water for just four to five hours, forty tons of green dye is dropped into the river.