Believe it or not, celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with parades didn’t originate in Ireland, but instead started and became popular in North American colonies
centuries ago. What began as a Catholic feast day and gained more recognition with these colonial celebrations is today one of America’s biggest cultural holidays. More than
31.6 millionpeople in the U.S. claim Irish ancestry – that’s nearly six times the population of Ireland, and consumers are projected to spend
$7 billionon the holiday this year.
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