Fast facts:
Blue was the original color of St. Patrick’s Day. It’s thought that Ireland’s nickname, “The Emerald Isle,” inspired the shift to green.
Legend says that each leaf of the clover has a meaning: Hope, Faith, Love, and Luck.
Your odds of finding a four-leaf clover are about 1 in 10,000.
The real St. Patrick wasn’t Irish. He was born in Britain around A.D. 390 to an aristocratic Christian family.
Chicago dyes their river green for a few hours every St. Patrick’s Day.
Fun ways to celebrate:
Enjoy a pint of Guinness or a green beer!
Go four-leaf clover hunting.
Eat corned beef and cabbage.
Get St. Patrick’s Day-crafty!
Have an Irish movie marathon.
Irish you were kidding about these jokes and puns:
- Why did the leprechaun go outside? To sit on his paddy-o.
- What is a leprechaun’s favorite type of music? Sham-rock ‘n’ roll!
- What do you call an Irish spider? Paddy long legs.
- What did the leprechaun say when the video game ended? Game clover.
- What’s the best position for leprechauns to play on a baseball team? Shortstop.
- What do you call a leprechaun with a sore throat? A streprechaun.
- When is an Irish Potato not an Irish Potato? When it’s a French fry.
- How did the Irish Jig get started? Too much water to drink and not enough restrooms.
- What’s green and sings? Elvis Parsley.
- Zero lucks given.
