Who was Saint Patrick?

Saint Patrick's Day is one of the very few Catholic-oriented celebrations included in the calendar of the American Union. Being based on a figure that represents the faith of a minority is popular in most of the States but not in all including those where other religious denominations have a much stronger prensence. In other words, if you want to experience what happens on this day and how it is celebrated  it is better to go to places where the population is mostly Irish descendants since the Irish immigrnats were the ones who brought that tradition to the American soil. One of those places is the cosmopolitan New York City.
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of a country strongly identified with Catholicism, such as Ireland. He is believed to be the one who introduced Catholicism to a then pagan Ireland back in 432 A.D. It is to commerorate his death on a March 17 the reason why Saint Patrick´s Day is obseved on this date. Among the curious traditions practiced on Saint patrick's Dayare the following.
- Wear green, only one piece of clathing will do. Green is also the color that greatly represents the Irish culture.
- Get things that show the image of shamrocks, the plant most commomnly associated to Ireland.
- Participate in the festivals and witness the parades organized on this day. Tghe irish people are quite a joyful and lighthearted community.
More than  anything Saint Patrick is one of the many cultural icons that represent the already multicultural identity of the United States. 
                                                                                        

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