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St. Patrick's Day Facts
St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is a day where you wear green. For example, people wear green shirts,shorts, pants,hats, and even sunglasses. Also, during this time of year the Chicago River is dyed green. However, the food people normally eat this day is corned beef, and cabbage. Plus, in Ireland they have a big parade for, St.Patrick’s Day. Also, St. Patrick’s real name is Maewyn Succat, later on in life he started being called St. Patrick. Plus, St.Patrick’s Day symbol is a shamrock, because of how St. Patrick called it and I quote, “The Three leaves represent the Father,Son, and the Holy Spirit. There were some facts about St. Patrick’s Day.

St. Valentine’s Day

St. Valentine’s Day is a day of love, and red. Sometimes, roses are given as tradition. Also, in ancient times you would pick a name from a bowl, and that would be your valentine. Plus, you would give cards/write to your valentine. And that is some facts about Valentine’s Day.
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Patrick and St. Valentine were saints. Also, both holidays are celebrated on their deaths St. Valentine died on February 14th, and St. Patrick died on March 17th. Plus they both have their own symbols, and colors, and tradition. However, both had harsh lives St. Patrick was captured by people then sold as a slave, and St. Valentine was ratted out to the emperor for secretly maring soldiers. And that is how they are both the

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