St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color ...

With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green was widely embraced, particularly since it had been ...

The irony of the situation is that St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland was once considered a solemn holy day, with no loud ...

So my students are often surprised when I tell them that St. Patrick’s Day was once a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue. In fact, there’s even a color ...

Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. Cities celebrate with parades, bar crawls and more.