Free St. Patrick's Day eCards

Celebrate March 17th by Sending No-Cost Electronic Greetings

Feb 18, 2008

Send free St. Patrick's Day electronic greetings to loved ones. Learn more from a brief history of the holiday as well as a short synopsis of each eCard company.

March 17th marks the annual celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Who was Patrick and how did the yearly St. Patrick's Day holiday begin?

It’s been said that Maewyn was a wee lad who led anything but a boring life. Born in Wales in 385 to a well-to-do family, he was sold into slavery by pirates at a young age until he escaped years later. Those years as a slave led him to be a devoted Christian. For the next 12 years, he studied in a monastery. It was during this time he knew he wanted to convert non-believers to Christianity. Changing his name to Patrick, he was appointed as second bishop to Ireland and traveled extensively throughout the land He set up churches and schools in Ireland for 30 years until he retired. Patrick died on March 17th, 461, and St. Patrick’s Day was established.

Legend has it, Patrick raised people from the dead and drove all the snakes from Ireland. Patrick also used the shamrock in his sermons, demonstrating the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Patrick became the patron saint of Ireland.

Today, we celebrate this special day in a variety of ways. From parades and drinking green beverages, to the silly kissing stones or pinching people who don't wear green, St. Patrick's Day is a fun-filled day for many. This year, send a free electronic greeting to friends and family to celebrate March 17th.

Included below, is a brief synopsis of several card companies. Each offers a wide variety of holiday greeting cards, with various options and alternatives for online consumers.

What began as a dream for an 18-year-old boy in 1910 has become an internationally recognized company. With two shoe boxes filled with greeting cards and very little money in his pocket, J.C. Hall began a business called Hall Brothers. Later, he changed the name to “Hallmark”, which included part of his name. Considered a family business, two of the grandsons help run the corporation today.

Hallmark offers 18 St. Patrick’s Day free animated greeting cards for registered users. From silly and just plain cute to interactive St. Paddy eCard games, Hallmark is the next best thing to being there!

American Greetings has been in the card business since the early 1900’s. Based in Ohio, this company manufactures a variety of party goods including wrapping paper, boxes, balloons and other gift-ware and employs over 18,000 associates.

There are over 25 St. Patrick’s Day cards to choose from. Send a free St. Patrick’s Day card or sign up for a paid membership to send a premium card.

123 Greetings began in 1997 and today serves over 250 million unique users worldwide. Many of the St. Patrick’s Day eCards are animated suitable for adults or children. Plus, 123Greetings eCards are fully customizable. Some cards can also be added to MySpace, Blogger, Yahoo360 pages and other social networking websites.

The Awesome Cards Company was launched in 1995 and offers over 60 totally free electronic greeting card collections. Today, over 700,000 unique visitors visit the privately-owned company website each month. Awesome Cards also offers games, virtual fireworks and awards. The fully customizable cards allow users to change the greeting, background, music and more. 3 eCards specifically for children are also included.

The websites listed above provide a large variety of no-cost St. Patrick’s Day electronic greeting cards.

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