- The day is a celebration of St. Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland. Interestingly, St. Patrick was often associated with the color blue. However, St. Patrick often used the shamrock to describe the trinity, leading to the phrase "wear the green" meaning to wear a shamrock on your clothes. Over time, green became the St. Paddy's day color of choice.
- Chicago dies its river green every year in celebration of St. Paddy's Day. Apparently, that all began in 1961 when sewer workers used green dye to check for sewer discharges and got the idea to turn the river green to celebrate St. Paddy's day.
- I have a Killians Irish Red beer waiting for me at home to celebrate the holiday. Then I remembered from my recent tour of the Coors Brewery in Golden, CO that Killians is actually brewed in Golden as part of the Coors brand. Oh well, maybe not so Irish after all but its the thought that counts!
Erin Go Bragh -- Ireland forever!
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