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Saint Patrick's Day

American  

noun

  1. March 17, observed by the Irish in honor of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.


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Prosecutors say the attack unfolded minutes before midnight on Saint Patrick’s Day 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

Quinn reiterated that the celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17th is not an arbitrary, Hallmark-appointed holiday.

From Fox News • Mar. 16, 2022

The two met at the University of Colorado Boulder on Saint Patrick’s Day in 2006.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021

On the following day, March 17, Pirro hosted McCarthy and told him: “Happy Saint Patrick's Day, and especially in Kern County where I saw you last night. Great Republican county.”

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2018

I mean, what else was I going to wear on Saint Patrick’s Day?

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli