- St. Patricks Day first came to America in 1737. The very first St. Patrick's Day parade was not in Ireland. It was in Boston in 1737.
- In Chicago, on St. Patrick's day the rivers are dyed green.
- Nine of the people who signed the Declaration Of Independence were of Irish origin, and nineteen Presidents of the United States proudly claim, Irish heritage---including our first president, George Washington.
- In Seattle, there is a ceremony where a green stripe is painted down the roads.
- Most people attend mass in the morning and then attend the St. Patrick's day parade.
- Shamrocks are worn on the lapel.
- Young boys and girls wear shamrocks and harp badges.
- The phrase "Drowning The Shamrock" is from the custom of floating the shamrock on the top of whiskey before drinking it. the Irish believe that if you keep the custom, then you will have a prosperous year.
- Many people dye their hair green for the special day.
- Stay lcuky by waering a 4 leaf clover, wearing green, kissing a barley stone, or finding a lephrecaun.
- According the the Guiness Book of World records, the most leaves found on clover was 14.
- The work lephrecan means "shoemaker"
- St. Patrick himself was bord in 385 AD.
- St. Patrick is credited for the leap year tradition of women proposing to men.
I look forward to the Good Luck this St. Patricks day will being this year. I am already seeing a lot of movement and activity in the Market around me. with the economic outlook we recieved earlier this year, I beleive it! Watch this vidoe from the Board of Realtors.
www.slrealtors.com/flash/index.php?m=marketedge
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