Saint Patrick's Day have been cross-community St Patrick's Day parades in towns throughout Northern Ireland, which have attracted thousands of spectators. In the mid-1990s the government of the Republic of Ireland began a campaign to use St Patrick's Day to showcase Ireland and its culture. The government set up a group called St Patrick's Festival, with the aims: The first St Patrick's Festival was held on 17 March 1996. In 1997, it became a three-day event, and by 2000 it was a four-day event. By 2006, the festival was five days long; more than 675,000 people attended the 2009 parade. Overall 2009's five-day
Harry S. Day Harry S. Day Harry Sanderson Day (May 16, 1871 – June 27, 1956) was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio State Treasurer 1923-1927 and 1931-1937. He also ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for Ohio Governor. Harry S. Day was born in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio in 1871 to John and Emily (Williams) Day. He was educated in the Fremont public schools, and worked for the railway mail service until 1891. In 1891 Day enrolled in Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, and also attended Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. He married Lola Garvin in