Hang onto your green beer and rascal revelry as we walk through a few of this day’s most famous legends.
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and with it, a host of traditions, myths, and rowdy festivities. Though it was a far cry from the American traditions we see today, filled with green beer, debauchery and everyone asking for a kiss, the practice of celebrating Saint Patrick began in 1631, when the Christian church held a feast day honoring the Patron Saint of Ireland. This first St. Patrick’s day was held on the alleged day of his death, …