Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How did an Irish religious holiday become one of the biggest party holidays in the US? Find out how St. Patrick's Day became so popular in America.

Read more about St. Patrick's Day in America:
time.com/3744055/america-invented-st-patricks-day
history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/history-of-st-patricks-day
mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-man-the-myth/a-brave-and-generous-people/general-washingtons-st-patricks-day-general-order
content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1972553_1972551_1972549,00.html

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