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St. Patrick's Day

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The real St. Patrick wasn't Irish

True! He was born in Britain (England).

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Your odds of finding a four leaf clover are 1 in 10,000!

Good luck finding one!

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Shamrocks are the national flower of Ireland

What's our national flower?

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The first St. Patrick's Day celebration in the US was in 1737.

Wow! That's a LONG time ago!

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The color of St. Patrick's Day was originally blue.

Who would've thought that???

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There are 34.7 million US residents with Irish ancestry (more than 7 times the number of people who live in Ireland)

LOTS of Irish immigrants came to America

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Shamrock shakes are very popular in March

Do you like shamrock shakes?

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1962 was the first time Chicago dyed their river in honor of St. Patrick's day

What a sight!

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Chicago uses 40 tons of dye to get the river to turn green

How much would it take to dye the Mississippi River?

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The St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City is the largest in the US

The parade is almost 6 hours long with 100,000 people in the parade. Almost 2 million people come to watch it.

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The world's shortest St. Patrick's day parade is in an Irish village and it's only 100 yards long.

That's not very long!

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The legend says that each leaf of a 4 leaf clover has a meaning: faith, hope, love, and luck

We all need faith, hope, love, and luck

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The color used to dye the Chicago river is Kelly Green

So pretty!

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St. Patrick's Day was not a national holiday in Ireland until 1903.

I wonder why?

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The dye in the Chicago river lasts 4-5 hours.

I was wondering....

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The harp is the national symbol of Ireland.

What's our national symbol?

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