St Patricks Day Wiki and Blog of the Day

How did St. Patricks Day go from a Catholic feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, (where until the 1970s, Irish laws actually mandated that pubs be closed on March 17) to the festive nonsecular holiday that we know today?

It was only in the mid-1990s that the Irish government began a campaign to use Saint Patrick's Day to showcase Ireland and its culture. Check out the St. Patricks Wiki for more information.

And to get into that Irish Spirit...check out Irish Blogs.