Emancipation also meant to stress the fact that all of the black slaves in the US (both north and south) are free people now. President also addressed people and soldiers explaining them that when a region of the confederate state or a whole state is taken; all of the slaves should be treated as free man and freed.
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.
St. Patrick's Day in Canada. St Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the nearest Monday to March 17 each year. It remembers St Patrick, a missionary who converted many of Ireland's inhabitants to Christianity in the 5th century. His feast day also celebrates Irish culture. 1  St Patrick's Day, which is an official holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador, celebrates Irish culture, history and traditions.St Patrick's Day, which is an official holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador, celebrates Irish culture, history and traditions.Â©iStockphoto.com/Garth Johnson.