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. Patrickâs Day, the day some pretend to be Irish and down a few pints, is one of the most beloved holidays on the calendar. But more than 1,500 years after St. Patrickâs death, the truth about how the March 17th holiday got its start remains a surprising tale for most revelers. To clear up the mythology surrounding this adored holiday, ABC Newsâ George Stephanopoulos has a brief history of St. Patrickâs Day. Watch the video above.