Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on 17 March mostly in Ireland, Northern Ireland and by people of Irish descent (=pochodzenia). The festival commemorates (=upamiętnia) Saint Patrick - the patron saint of Ireland. The holiday is marked by the attendance of masses, wearing green attires (=strojów) and the absence of Lenten (=wielkopostne) restrictions (=ograniczenia) on eating and drinking alcohol. The symbol of Saint Patrick and the festival is the shamrock (trzylistna koniczyna) - according to a legend the patron used this three-leaved plant to explain the dogma of the Holy Trinity (=Trójca Święta) to the pagan (=pogańskich) Irish. There is also a funny tradition about the festival...Saint Patrick is believed to have reprimanded a barmaid (=szynkarka) who didn't serve full glasses of alcohol to her guests - on Saint Patrick's day people drink full glasses of whiskey, called Patrick's pitchers (=dzbanem Patryka).
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Watch a short broadcast on Saint Patrick's Day:
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