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.
The oldest St Patrickâs Day parade in Ireland is in County Wexford. It began in 1917 and is still going strong. For the earliest, youâll need to head out west, to Dingle. They kick things off at 6am, with the Dingle Fife and Drum Band taking to streets.rom parade to pint. While 5.5 million pints of Guinness are consumed daily around the world, on St Patrick's Day that number rises to 13 million. This celebratory day actually evolved into a national holiday by chance. It was originally just like any other religious feast day, but it just happened to fall during Lent.