Where does St Patrick's Day come from?

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Roger Basick and Liz Waid look at the Irish saint, St. Patrick. People in places around the world celebrate him on March 17th. http://spotlightenglish.comDownload our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Faceb ...  Show more

We all have a story about St Patrick's Day and our guest on the podcast today, Adrian Mulligan has a few. Adrian is an Associate Professor of Geography at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. We had a fascinating talk about the origins of St Patrick's day, Irish Nationalism, how ...  Show more

🚀 Episode Summary:
Curious about the real story behind St. Patrick’s Day? In this episode of Speak English Confidently, Grace is joined by Sylvia from Ireland, who shares the origins of the holiday, how it’s celebrated in Ireland, and the cultural ...