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by Jackie M. Johnson

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5 Things You Need to Know About St. Patrick’s Day

On St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate all things Irish. We wear green, decorate with shamrocks, attend parades, and throw parties. But why? Why do we really celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? My curiosity to find the origins of the “wearing o’ the green” holiday comes because I have a wee bit o’ Irish heritage in my family. My grandfather’s father was born in Ireland and came to America in 1892, when he was only 18 years…