St. Patrick’s Day 2020 / Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2020 Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit [law fay-leh pahd-rig so-na gwitch] ! That means Happy St. Patrick’s Day, in Irish Gaelic or ‘as Gaeilge’. This holiday began in the early 17th century when the Feast Day in honour of St. Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland, was established. St. Patrick was a Roman citizen who converted many Irish people to Christianity in the 5th century CE (Ross 2016). St. Patrick was famous for driving the ‘snakes’ (a metaphor for non-Christians or druids) out of Ireland. Irish Catholic immigrants brought the celebration when they came to North America. It is important to note that not all Irish folk formally recognized St. Patrick’s Day. Irish Protestants instead aligned with the Protestant English and celebrated Orangeman’s Day…