Today, people from all over the world raise a beer to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, the patron

saint of Ireland. That is why

the three-leafed clover and the leprechauns - tiny men who, it is believed, can reveal the location of a treasure - dominate
the scene that is dyed green to a point such that some rivers change to this color to join this party.

On March 17 was declared a national holiday for the European country in 1903 as a way to remember this saint on the
date of his death, but why is this celebration associated with the consumption of beer? Many years ago, that was the only
day in which Christians could put aside restrictions on the consumption of food and drink.

The importance of St. Patrick is that this man could explain the ministry of the Most Holy Trinity with a three leaf clover
(an amulet of good luck for the Irish).

In addition, when he was 16 years old, he was captured by pirates and sold as a slave, although he was able to escape to
France and became a priest there. Three decades later he returned to Ireland and became the first man to preach
Catholicism in this country. Finally, he died on March 17 of the year 461.

In 1996 the first grand parade was held in Dublin (the Irish capital) and, from this moment, the government began to work
so that this holiday becomes part of the national identity.

In addition, as a result of a massive migration that occurred in the nineteenth century, this festivity gained presence in
various countries of the world where there is a strong Irish community. This happens, for example, in Argentina where,
having approximately two million Argentines whose origins are sent to the country of San Patricio, the fifth largest Irish
community lives.

For its part, Google convened the Irish artist Ross Stewart who made an illustration to honor the history and heritage of
his country. In the drawing you can see how the word "Google" is formed with stones and, in this way, for the letter "L"
he used a tall stone that pays homage to the Ogham, an alphabetic sign system used to graphically represent the Irish
languages .