Some facts for St. Patrick's Day

(Crossposted from The Gypsy Librarian)

A Happy St. Patrick's Day to readers everywhere. In the United States, there is a long tradition of celebrating the holiday of the Irish patron saint. It is not only a Catholic holiday, but it has become a day for people of Irish heritage to celebrate their heritage. The Census Bureau has a page of facts for the holiday here. One of the facts you will find at the Census Bureau's page:

• 93.3 million: Number of people who reportedly planned to wear green last St. Patrick’s Day.

By the way, I am one of those who is wearing a little green today. Other resources of intest include:

• The History Channel has a little virtual exhibit, part of an upcoming program here.
  
• The How Stuff Works website has some information on the holiday as well here.
  
• And there are a few more things over at the Librarian's Internet Index when you run a search for St. Patrick's.