Monday, March 17, 2014

St. Patrick's Day Won't Be Celebrated During Lent, 1894

From The Charlotte Democrat, Friday, March 16, 1894, is the following reminder: 

St. Patrick's Day, the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland, falls due next Saturday, the 17th. As it falls during Lent, festivities will be postponed until Easter Monday.

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