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1. Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (for provincial government employees), and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat.

2. In recent years, there has been criticism of Saint Patrick's Day celebrations for having become too commercialised and for fostering negative stereotypes of the Irish people.

3. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church.

4. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.

5. Today's St Patrick's Day celebrations have been greatly influenced by those that developed among the Irish diaspora, especially in North America.

6. St Patrick's Day parades began in North America in the 18th century but did not spread to Ireland until the 20th century.

7. According to tradition, Patrick returned to Ireland to convert the pagan Irish to Christianity.

8. Until the late 20th century, St Patrick's Day was often a bigger celebration among the diaspora than it was in Ireland.

9. Over the following centuries, many legends grew up around Patrick and he became Ireland's foremost saint.

10. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, Irish traditional music sessions (céilithe), and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.

11. Patrick was a 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland.