My family roots are anchored more in the highlands of Scotland than on the Emerald Isle. But we always celebrated St. Patrick's Day growing up and I still try to do something fun on this Catholic feast day.
An increasing number of non-Irish folks here in the US are celebrating St. Patrick's Day. It's not hard to understand why: Another reason to have a party! Ireland's patron saint is nearly as popular as St. Nicholas and St. Valentine.
Did you know, Ireland's patron saint was actually born in Scotland? I didn't until reading his short biography in Catholic Online for this blogpost.
No wonder why my family celebrated St Patrick's Day:
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=89
The Wikipedia biography of St. Patrick:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick
The history of St. Patrick's Day:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick
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