Saint Patrick's Day
17 March 2026 — A green shamrock for the day, and the pot of gold – if you can catch me!
Saint Patrick's Day, observed on 17 March, honours the patron saint of Ireland. According to tradition, Patrick lived in the fifth century, was taken to Ireland as a young captive, and later returned there as a Christian missionary. 17 March is traditionally regarded as the day of his death. Legend says he used the three-leaf shamrock to explain the Christian idea of the Trinity, which is why it remains the festival's best-loved symbol. In Ireland the day is both a religious and a national holiday, and Irish emigrants carried the tradition around the world. Today streets and buildings are lit up in green, with parades, music and dancing. The first large parades in North America are linked to Irish communities there. The leprechaun, a small figure of folklore guarding a pot of gold, is a later, playful addition to the festive imagery. The date also sits in the sky's calendar: it falls just before the March equinox, when day and night are almost equal and spring is at the door.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver star figure made of luminous dots and fine lines, like a constellation drifting across the sky: first a three-leaf shamrock, then a small bearded leprechaun figure in a pointed hat trotting after it and carrying a little pot of glimmering points
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