10 Things You May Not<br />Know About St. Patrick's Day 1. The shortest St. Patrick's Day<br />parade only runs for 98 feet and<br />takes place in Hot Springs, Arkansas. 2. Saint Patrick’s birth name was actually<br />Maewyn Succat. He changed it to<br />Patricius after becoming a priest. 3. Shamrocks are said to have<br />been used by Saint Patrick as a<br />metaphor for the Holy Trinity. 4. Corned beef doesn’t actually contain corn. It's name come from the use of salt "corns" to cure meat. 5. Saint Patrick famously wore a light shade of blue, not the traditional green that is constantly seen. 6. Green became a significant color for<br />Ireland during its 1641 rebellion. Its importance<br />then carried over to St. Patrick’s Day. 7. St. Patrick’s Day used to be a strictly<br />religious and alcohol free holiday in Ireland. 8. Saint Patrick wasn't actually Irish.<br />He was born in Britain and kidnapped<br />by Irish pirates at a young age. 9. In traditional Irish folk tales,<br />female leprechauns don’t exist. 10. The U.S. has 32 million people of<br />Irish descent, while Ireland’s total<br />population is only 4.7 million.
