The Trinity Irish Dance Academy is celebrating St. Patrick's Day by performing for students and staff at schools all weekend long. The troupe is visiting a dozen Chicago Public Schools to perform ...

While St. Patrick's Day celebrations often produce images of T-shirts donning "Kiss me, I'm Irish," leprechaun hats and pubs full of people, the holiday holds a deeper meaning. Here's a look at ...

St. Patrick's Day, observed annually on March 17, marks the feast day of St. Patrick, ... which St. Patrick is said to have used to teach the concept of the Holy Trinity, ...

St. Patrick's Day, honoring the patron saint of Ireland, is celebrated globally on March 17. ... establishing a number of churches and carries the legend of using a shamrock to explain the Trinity.

Trinity Irish Dancers perform ahead of St. Patrick’s Day at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in Irving Park, Friday, March 14, 2025. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times SHARE ...

However, the Irish used the color of green – the color of the shamrock St. Patrick used to describe the Holy Trinity. Green is also a sign of Irish defiance from England.

Events include the Detroit St. Patrick's Parade on Sunday, and a mass at Most Holy Trinity Church and the Taste of Corktown on Monday. The parade is expected to draw between 80,000 and 100,000 people.

Records show a St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, 1601, in what is now St. Augustine, Florida. ... is believed to have used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity.

The Naples St. Patrick's Day Parade draws more than 40,000 people every year. Fort Myers will have a downtown block party, a performance by Irish trio Trinity, and a St. Pawtrick's Day celebration ...

Yet, for a faith steeped in the veneration of the remains–or relics–of saints, St. Patrick’s relics have been debated by historians, archeologists, and the clergy for centuries.