Saint Patrick was a caring person and did many nice things for the people of Ireland. Saint Patrick was born in 385 and died around the year 460. That is over 1,500 years ago. Saint Patrick died on March 17th. March 17th is the day Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated.
People march in parades and marching bands play.
Corned beef and cabbage is a favorite meal on Saint Patrick's Day. Many people wear green on this day. Green is an Irish color because of a few reasons. The first reason is because the green shamrock leaf is a symbol of Saint Patrick and Ireland. The Irish say a shamrock brings good luck.