St. Patrick's Day | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/st-patricks-day/RSS feed for St. Patrick's DayenTue, 19 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000New Banksy Mural Appears on a Building in Londonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-banksy-mural-appears-on-building-in-london-180983969/Located on a wall behind a bare tree, the work features towering streaks of green meant to look like foliageTue, 19 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-banksy-mural-appears-on-building-in-london-180983969/St. Patrick Opened a Portal to Purgatory on This Little-Known Irish Islandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/saint-patrick-opened-a-portal-to-purgatory-on-this-little-known-irish-island-180983948/Medieval pilgrims flocked to the site for spiritual purificationFri, 15 Mar 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/saint-patrick-opened-a-portal-to-purgatory-on-this-little-known-irish-island-180983948/Meet St. Brigid, Ireland's Only Woman Patron Sainthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-st-brigid-irelands-only-woman-patron-saint-180979726/The fifth-century abbess is stepping out of the shadow of the better-known St. PatrickTue, 15 Mar 2022 14:01:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-st-brigid-irelands-only-woman-patron-saint-180979726/Nine Places to Enjoy Naturally Green Waters This St. Patrick's Dayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/enjoy-naturally-green-waters-st-patricks-day-180958392/Leave the dye behind—these watery wonderlands are 100 percent naturalThu, 17 Mar 2016 13:30:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/enjoy-naturally-green-waters-st-patricks-day-180958392/The Origins of Chicago's Green River, Shamrock Shakes and Other Surprising Trivia About St. Patrick's Dayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/saint-patrick-wasnt-irish-10-surprising-facts-about-irish-holiday-180962563/From colonial patriots to mass-marketed milkshakes, the Irish religious holiday has morphed into a worldwide celebrationThu, 16 Mar 2017 16:27:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/saint-patrick-wasnt-irish-10-surprising-facts-about-irish-holiday-180962563/Should We Be Wearing Blue on St. Patrick’s Day? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/should-st-patricks-day-be-blue-180954572/Before green came on the scene, blue was the color associated with the Saint and the Emerald IsleTue, 17 Mar 2015 16:34:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/should-st-patricks-day-be-blue-180954572/The First Green Beer Was Made With Laundry Whitener https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-green-beer-was-made-laundry-whitener-180954573/Before food coloring, St. Patrick’s Day’s most festive brew got its hue from a different kind of dyeMon, 16 Mar 2015 14:15:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-green-beer-was-made-laundry-whitener-180954573/This is the Perfect Meal to Cook for This St. Patrick's Dayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/this-is-the-perfect-meal-to-cook-this-st-patricks-day-180950058/Chef Cathal Armstrong talks to us about his debut cookbook and offers up recipes that show Ireland's evolving cuisineFri, 14 Mar 2014 14:39:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/this-is-the-perfect-meal-to-cook-this-st-patricks-day-180950058/Unusual St. Patrick's Day Celebrationshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/unusual-st-patricks-day-celebrations-58807069/Leprechauns and green shamrocks are only a part of celebrating St. Patrick's Day for Irish communities around the worldFri, 13 Mar 2009 03:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/unusual-st-patricks-day-celebrations-58807069/Celebrating St. Patrickhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/celebrating-st-patrick-149563584/On March 17, everyone's green-even the Chicago River. Yet St. Patrick remains colored in mythThu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/celebrating-st-patrick-149563584/