Ireland. A little bit of history and story too...

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Saint Patrick's Day is an  celebration of the  Saint of Ireland. It is   on March 17, which is   to be the date of Saint Patrick's . This day is a national holiday in Ireland, but it is  by Irish communities and many   in countries around the . The festival  the time when Saint Patrick   Christianity to Ireland in the  . On this day, it is  to wear green or shamrocks. This is because, according to , Saint Patrick  a shamrock to explain the  idea of the Holy Trinity to Irish  .

Around the world there are  Saint Patrick's Day . In Dublin, there's a  parade that  nearly a million people and it's five days long. But the  parade is in New York City, which is  by over two million people. Saint Patrick's Day is also   for being a "drinking holiday". Drinking , especially Irish GuinnesGuinessGuinness, has become an important part of the . And the colour green is not only  on people's bodies. In Chicago, for example, the city authorities   the river green. And famous   around the world are   in green lighting. Many people also celebrate the day  green food and drinking green beer. 

In recent  , St Patrick's Day celebrations have been  , particularly for  association with drinking alcohol. And some people that the festivities have become too , and that the original idea of the festival has been  .

•I can't believe the ___________
Oh, I can't close ____________
And make it ______
How long?
How long must we _____________
How long, how long?
'Cause tonight, we can be as one
Tonight

•Broken __________  under children's ______
Bodies strewn across the dead end  _______
But I won't heed the ___________
It puts my back up
Puts my back up against the wall

•Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Sunday, Bloody Sunday (alright)

•And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart

•There's many lost, but tell me who has won

•And the battle's just begun

•The trench is dug within our hearts

(Chorus)

Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away
Oh, wipe your tears away
I'll, wipe your tears away (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
I'll, wipe your blood shot eyes (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)

Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)

•And today the millions cry

•the real battle just begun

•And it's true we are immune

•We eat and drink while tomorrow they die

•When fact is fiction and TV reality

•(Sunday, Bloody Sunday) to claim the victory Jesus won

On Sunday Bloody Sunday, yeah
Sunday Bloody Sunday