Saint Patrick's Day is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick, the patron saints of Ireland. It takes place on 17 March, the date on which Patrick is held to have died. The day is the national holiday of the Irish people, abank holiday in Northern Ireland, and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Montserrat, and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday in the rest of Canada and throughout the United Kingdom.