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We all know to wear green on the 17th March for St Patrick’s Day, but why? We have 9 amazing fun facts about St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland! Green also symbolizes nationalism in Ireland. Saint Patrick, believed to have been born and raised in England around the 5th century, died on March 17 461. Celebrating Saint Patrick's Day. St Patrick's Day was not widely recognized until several centuries later. Around the 9th and 10th centuries, the myths surrounding his life became widespread Boston is another great city for St. Patrick's Day festivities and it claims the title as the most Irish city in the country with 20.4 percent of its population reporting Irish ancestry. People around the world revelled in all things Irish on 17th March – the annual global celebration of Irish culture, arts and heritage known as St Patrick’s Day. This press release features Below you can find the biggest money makers on St. Patrick’s Day! 1. Bars, Pubs and Restaurants. According to Guinness’ parent company, Diageo, 13 million pints of Guinness are sold worldwide on St. Patrick’s Day. The holiday that was once a religious holiday honoring Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is now one that people St. Patrick’s Day spending in the UK doubled from 2023 to 2024. St. Patrick’s Day 2024 generated £81.3 million for the UK’s pubs, bars, and restaurants, an increase from £78.9 million the In Ireland, where the holiday originated, St. Patrick’s Day generates more than €70 million in revenue over the five days surrounding the celebration. 7 This revenue includes spending by domestic and international tourists attending events such as the Dublin St. Patrick’s Festival, which attracts over 500,000 people annually. 8 Parades, parties and pubs, not to mention St Patrick himself. These are core features of traditional St Patrick's day celebrations. And the demand for these is worth millions. However, the real impact of St Patrick's Day can be seen through the international lens. St Patrick's Day, is also celebrated in 200 countries(4) around the world with parades taking place across all continents. Celebrating our culture and heritage abroad promotes Ireland as an attractive destination for travel and business. On St. Patrick's Day, raising a pint of Guinness is tradition and is truly the day for the beer brand, as the holiday means an over 800% bump in sales. If all you want to do is soak up the atmosphere on Paddy’s Day then you could do worse than spending a handful of hours in Temple Bar. St. Patrick’s Day is actually part of St. Patrick’s Week. The parade on the 17th March is the main event but there are things on every day that you should consider attending. The St. Patrick’s Day holiday steers money toward restaurants, bars, costume stores, hotels, retail stores, and a litany of other businesses. Though few know it, the world’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade is held in Chicago as opposed to Ireland. The city of Chicago has held its massive parade for more than six straight decades. We all know to wear green on the 17th March for St Patrick’s Day, but why? We have 9 amazing fun facts about St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland! In Ireland St Patrick’s Day wasn’t declared a public holiday until 1904. Today it’s celebrated with parades, festivals, and religious services. Many towns also hold traditional music and dance performances. Others host festivals celebrating Irish culinary favorites like Irish soda bread, Irish bacon and Guinness. St Patrick’s Day Traditions 13. In 2022, less than half of Americans spent money on drinks for St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day has always been a designated holiday for drunken escapades. Still, only 46% of Americans celebrated this way. Instead, over half of the population preferred food over beverages. 10. Over 3,000 St. Patrick’s Day Parades Take Place Worldwide! March 17th is one of the biggest parade days in the world—with over 3,000 parades globally! The biggest parades: St. Patrick's Day is one of the luckiest holidays for bars and beverage distributors as millions say "Slainté!" on the third busiest drinking day of the year (behind Mardi Gras and New Year's Eve $6.85 Billion: Amount spent collectively on St. Patrick’s Day 2023 ($44 per person celebrating). 31.5 Million: Number of Americans who claim Irish ancestry, second only to German and 6.4 times Ireland's population. 37: People were killed in drunk-driving crashes over St. Patrick’s Day holiday in 2020, one life claimed every 58 minutes. We all know to wear green on the 17th March for St Patrick’s Day, but why? We have 9 amazing fun facts about St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland! We all know to wear green on the 17th March for St Patrick’s Day, but why? We have 9 amazing fun facts about St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland!
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