St. Patrick’s Day Facts

The color for St. Patrick’s Day is actually supposed to be blue

Since 1962, the Chicago River has been dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day

The first St. Patrick’s Day celebration was held in New York City in the 1760s by Irish soldiers in the British Army

The shortest St. Patrick’s Day celebration is held in Ireland and it only last 100 yards

Your chances of finding a four-leaf clover are 1 in 10,000

The New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade is the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade with 150,000 marchers

San Franciso holds a St. Patrick’s Day snake racing event for the holiday

More than 60 million Shamrock Shakes have been sold since 1970

Information from https://www.proflowers.com/blog/interesting-st-patricks-day-facts