Facts on the Greenist Holiday
- Beer is America’s #1 Alcoholic Beverage, named by 42% as their favorite
- American’s consume an average of 30 gallons of beer a year or about 5 pints a week
- American’s spend almost $4 Billion on St. Patrick’s Day, although frew than half of all Americans spend money on the holiday. The most eager demographic is the 18 to 24 year olds who spend $42 per person, as apposed to $35 per person for all other demographics.
- Thanks to St. Patrick’s Day, March is better-than-avergae month for Guinness, accounting for about 10% of its annual sales.
- Guinness is brewed in 50 countries. And of all those that I’ve tasted, the Irish homeland brewed version is the best
- A Third of Americans who celebrate do so with special dinners, usually corned beef and cabbage. The US produced 42.1 billion pounds of beef and 2.6 billion pounds of cabbage in 2006.
- More than 80% of Americans avoid being pinched by wearing green.
- Four leaf clovers are rare, with only one for every 10,000 three-leaf clovers.
- The most leaves ever found on a clover? 18
- The worlds first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in New York City – NOT Ireland – 247 Years ago.
- Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Festival started only 13 years ago. It brings in around $79 million in tourist revenue.
- Last year, when St. Patrick’s Day fell during holy week, spending dropped 3%. Fortunately for businesses, the two will not coincide again until 2160.
Facts thanks to Fast Company Magazine.