How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers. So my students are often surprised when I tell them that St. Patrick’s Day was once a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue…



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Bryan McGovern | The Conversation How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green www.phoenixnewtimes.com
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