St. Patrick's Day

  Saint Patrick is known as a Christian missionary, bishop and patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick was born in Roman Britain around the beginning of the 5th century. When he was 16, he was captured and imprisoned by Irish raiders, where he remained in captivity for six years, working as a shepard. While in captivity, he became a devout Christian and dreamed of converting the Irish to Christianity.When he finally returned to England, Patrick dreamed again, in which an angel told him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Patrick traveled to Ireland and converted large populations of Irish civilians to Christianity, while also incorporating pagan traditions.
  St. Patrick's Day is celebrated every year on March 17, in honor of Saint Patrick's death -- March 17, 461.

  According to folklore, the holiday is associated with green because Ireland is often called the "Emerald Isle".