Many people think they know everything about St. Patrick’s Day, however, here are a few things that you probably did not know.
- St. Patrick’s Day is named after Patrick O’ Selznick, the leader of the Leprechaun Civil Rights Movement of the 1660s.
- On St. Patrick’s Day, Irish men and women gather at the local public library and drink chamomile tea while discussing Victorian literature in a hushed whisper.
- Irish mothers all around the world prepare the traditional St. Patrick’s Day feast for their families, consisting of a sack of potatoes and raw meat.
- Historians blame the Great Depression on Herbert Hoover because he spent the majority of his time in office trying to make St. Patrick’s Day a national holiday.
- If you love marshmallows you are in luck, as St. Patrick’s Day is the only day when General Mills sells boxes of Lucky Charms that only contain the marshmallows.
