Date: March 17, 2010
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According to History.com "St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day
and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have
observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.
On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of
Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning
and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the
consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and
feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage."
http://www.history.com/content/stpatricksday
