St. Patrick's Day 2015! Shamrock & Guinness Mayhem, Fun Facts & 'Green' Irish Traditions To Celebrate Tuesday, March 17! [WATCH NYC Parade Live Stream]

Happy St. Patrick's Day, MstarsNews readers! In celebration of this festive holiday, check out these 17 "fun Irish facts" to share with friends over a pint of green beer or Guinness! Enjoy.

- The very first St. Patrick's Day parade was not held in Ireland, but in Boston (1737). The first "official" NYC parade took place in 1762.

- It's tradition to wear green on March 17. If not, you might get pinched (superstition - revelers are "invisible" to sneaky leprechauns when flaunting the color of shamrocks).

- According to an official WalletHub report, approximately 13 million pints of Guinness will be consumed worldwide on St. Patrick's Day this year.

- St. Patrick used the shamrock to preach about the trinity. Nowadays, the shamrock allegedly represents faith, hope, and love. But back then, St. Patrick attempted to teach the Holy Trinity through the mystery of the shamrock. The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit are all separate entities, but still one in the same.

- "Leprechaun" has several origins. It could be from the Irish Gaelic word "leipreachan," meaning "a kind of aqueous sprite." It could also derive from "leath bhrogan," which means "shoemaker."

- Roughly 10,000 regular three-leaf clovers exist for every lucky four-leaf clover.

- The Irish flag (land of the "Emerald Isle") is green, white and orange. Green symbolizes the people of the south while orange represents the people of the north. White represents the peace that brings them together as a nation.

- Before celebrating the festivities associated with Saint Patrick's Day, several Catholics attend Morning Mass on March 17.

- Every year since 1962, the Chicago River has been dyed green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Only a select few organizers know the true "secret" to such a beautiful display:

- Here's a popular Irish toast: "May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends beneath it never fall out."

- About 33.7 million U.S. residents are of Irish ancestry... approximately nine times the actual population of Ireland. 

- Legend says that "kissing the Blarney Stone" will make you less shy.

- Eat Irish today! The traditional St. Patrick's Day meal consists of corned beef and cabbage.

- Popular Irish writer W.B. Yates enjoyed writing about mythical fairies and ghosts.

- No female leprechauns exist in traditional Irish folklore.

- Erin go Bragh translates to "Ireland forever." 

- St. Patrick's given birth name was Maewyn Succat. He changed his name to Patricius after becoming a Priest, Latin for "father figure." March 17 marks his death in 461 A.D.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Watch a LIVE stream of the annual NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade HERE!