{"title":"St Patrick's Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaint Patrick's Day is a religious and cultural\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eholiday\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eheld on 17 March, the traditional death date of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSaint Patrick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cabbr title=\"circa\"\u003ec.\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 385\u003c\/span\u003e – c.\u003cspan\u003e 461\u003c\/span\u003e), the foremost\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epatron saint\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIreland. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeast day\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the early 17th century. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChristianity in Ireland, and, by extension, celebrates the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eheritage and culture of the Irish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein general. \u003csup id=\"cite_ref-RitschelMichallon2022_5-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Irish_Culture_1_8-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003eCelebrations generally involve public parades, festivals, and the wearing of green attire or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshamrocks.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHistorically, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLenten\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erestrictions\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon fasting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edrinking alcohol\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere lifted for the day, which has encouraged the holiday's tradition of revelry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/4060\/8558\/collections\/St_Patricks_day_image.jpg?v=1768741958","url":"https:\/\/www.riverbirchandco.com\/en-ca\/collections\/st-patricks-day.oembed","provider":"River Birch \u0026 Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}