Winter Park to hold St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Winter Park Rotary Club and the Irish American Cultural Society of Central Florida helped sponsor the event. (City of Winter Park /City of Winter Park)
The Winter Park Rotary Club and the Irish American Cultural Society of Central Florida helped sponsor the event.
St. Patrick’s Day started as a day to honor St. Patrick, who was recognized as the patron saint of Ireland.
It has evolved into a religious holiday and expanded to people wearing green clothing and shamrock items.
People of other ethnicities have also joined in on the celebration.
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St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: A young reveller attends the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: Revellers prepare for the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: International guest of honour actor Patrick Duffy attends the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 ALDERSHOT, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: A general view of a piper in the Irish Guards during the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks on March 17, 2023 in Aldershot, England. Catherine, Princess of Wales attends the parade for the first time as Colonel of the Regiment succeeding The Prince of Wales, the outgoing Colonel. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: Revellers attend the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 ALDERSHOT, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks on March 17, 2023 in Aldershot, England. Catherine, Princess of Wales attends the parade for the first time as Colonel of the Regiment succeeding The Prince of Wales, the outgoing Colonel. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: Revellers in costume attend the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: Revellers attend the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 16: Members of the Knights Guard, wearing St. Patrick’s Day outfits, pose on the ice after the Vegas Golden Knights' 7-2 loss to the Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena on March 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: U.S. President Joe Biden and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar talk to journalists before their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Biden and Prime Minister Varadkar will take part in a series of St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations at the White House and the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: Revellers attend the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 ALDERSHOT, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: Catherine, Princess of Wales meets with Irish Wolf Hound 'Turlough Mor' (aka Seamus), regimental mascot of the Irish Guards during the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks on March 17, 2023 in Aldershot, England. Catherine, Princess of Wales attends the parade for the first time as Colonel of the Regiment succeeding The Prince of Wales, the outgoing Colonel. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: Revellers attend the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: An Irish Wolfhound attends the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 ALDERSHOT, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales sit for the official Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess photographs during the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks on March 17, 2023 in Aldershot, England. Catherine, Princess of Wales attends the parade for the first time as Colonel of the Regiment succeeding The Prince of Wales, the outgoing Colonel. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: Revellers attend the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: Revellers attend the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: Revellers attend the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
St Patrick's Day 2023 DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17: President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins (C) wife Sabina Higgins (L) and actor Patrick Duffy (R) attend the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. 17th March is the feast day of Saint Patrick commemorating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
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