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Because back in the day when Irish Catholics observed LENT in a more strict manor,...we abstained from a great many pleasures,...one of them being drinking not to mention gluttony, sex or gossip for that matter. However on Saint Patty's Day we were relieved of our obligation to abstain,...hence,...everyone overindulges resulting in drunkenness, fighting and eating huge meals like corned beef and cabbage.

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Traditionally the Irish drink during wakes to honor the dead, Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on the day it is thought Saint Patrick died.. making the holiday similar to a being his wake. This makes drinking a natural choice.

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The main reason it has become so popular is because it is now a day to show off Irish culture to the rest of the world and other have become interested in it.
saint Patrick's Day is celebrated to honor Saint Patrick, a missionary credited with converting the Irish to Christianity. It is believed that he was not even Irish. Some say he was born in either Scotland or in Roman Britain. When he was around 60 years old, St. Patrick traveled to Ireland and spread the Christian word.

the shamrock is one of Ireland's most famous symbols. It is said that Saint Patrick used the shamrock, or seamorg, and it's 3 leaves to explain the concept of the Trinity - the father, son, and the Holy Spirit. The shamrock is also associated with good luck! Many people wear shamrocks on St. Patrick's Day.

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The legendary leprechaun is an elf-like creature. In most representations he looks like a small, old man. Leprechauns like to spend their time alone making shoes. They live in the woods and hide from everyone, but maybe this has something to do with their mysterious pots of gold! The leprechauns are said to keep their pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. Some stories say if a leprechaun likes you, he will share his gold. Others stories say you must catch a leprechaun, and then he will take you to his pot of gold.

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Because the holiday allows drinking during Lent. Traditionally Irish wakes are drank at, and St. Patrick's day is actually on the day St. Patrick died.

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Because the Irish are a bunch ofimmigrants, that's why a lot of peoplecelebrateit over the world!

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they like to celebrate

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