The stadium will shine in green, like many other buildings in Poland and around the world, from 7:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. The celebration of that day will be accompanied by a special slogan: ‘Let’s celebrate like the Irish’. You can join the initiative also on Twitter by taking photos and marking them with a hashtag #swPatryk
10 facts about Saint Patrick’s Day – the most important holiday celebrated in Ireland
- Saint Patrick is the patron of Ireland, and Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated on 17th March.
- In the 5th century, Patrick converted Ireland to Christianity and used a three-leaf clover for explaining the dogma of the Holy Trinity.
- According to a legend, Saint Patrick drove snakes away from Ireland.
- Green is the colour of Ireland, but it is the colour called ‘Saint Patrick’s blue’ that appears on the standard of the President of Ireland.
- On the occasion of Saint Patrick’s Day, parades are held in all parts of Ireland. The biggest one is organised in Dublin.
- Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world by the Irish diaspora consisting of 70 million people and many friends of Ireland abroad.
- Boston was the city where the first parade was held in 1737. Now the biggest parades are held in New York every year.
- Every year on 17th March, the Prime Minister of Ireland grants a bowl of shamrocks to the U.S. President in the White House.
- On Saint Patrick’s Day, many of the world’s popular buildings, such as the Eiffel Tower, pyramids in Egypt, the Sydney Opera House and the Empire State Building.
- On Saint Patrick’s Day, many people are dressed in green and attach a shamrock to their clothes.
