St. Patrick's Day Informative Speech

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As Tennessee Williams once said “Luck is believing you’re lucky”. St. Patrick’s Day is international festival that occurs every year on March 17, in memory of St. Patrick. The celebration started in 1631 when a church recognized a day for the remembrance for Saint Patrick. He was a Patron Saint who died around the fifth century. “Legend says St. Patrick was actually born Maewyn Succat, but that he changed his name to Patricuis (or Patrick), which derives from the Latin term for “father figure,” after he became a priest” (Ross). During this time, more Irish were starting to come across the Atlantic, which made the celebration slowly grow in popularity. The first St. Patrick's day parade was held in Boston in 1737. In 1903, the celebration

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