Saint Patrick's Day or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick") is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick (c. AD 385--461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland.
Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early seventeenth century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland),[4] the Eastern Orthodox Church and Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland,[3] as well as celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.[5] Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.
День святого Патрика (ирл. Lá 'le Pádraig или Lá Fhéile Pádraig) — праздник, который отмечается 17 марта в память святого Патрика в Ирландии, Северной Ирландии, на острове Монтсеррат[1] и в канадской провинции Ньюфаундленд и Лабрадор как государственный праздник (в Канаде этот праздник лоббирует фирма Guinness[2]); во многих других странах отмечается в пабах не централизованно.