Not too long ago I was visiting the ProFlowers blogs and a post about St. Patrick’s Day caught my attention. They had 15 interesting facts about St. Patrick’s Day. I wanted to share 4 things I found particularly interesting from the post.
- St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish national holiday with banks, stores, and businesses closing for the day.
- The first St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the United States was held in Boston (1737).
- Shamrocks are the national flower/emblem of Ireland.
- The color of St. Patrick’s Day was originally blue.
Source: https://www.proflowers.com/blog/interesting-st-patricks-day-facts
Leave me a comment below with any other interesting facts you know about the holiday.
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