St. Patrick's Day enters the Lycos 50 this week at #19. In the United States, the tradition has many declaring themselves honorary Irish for the privilege of wearing green, indulging in Irish food, attending parades and of course, drinking a lot of Green Beer . The popular holiday is based on the original feast day of St. Patrick, who purportedly banished the snakes from Ireland around 430 AD. In 1737, Irish immigrants to the United States began observing the holiday publicly in Boston and held the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City in 1766. Unfortunately green beer and parades have not helped Boston or New York with their snake problems.

Another Christian holiday coming up in March is Easter, making its way to # 3 this week. Christians believe that Easter marks the day Jesus Christ was resurrected and is the most important holiday on the Christian calendar. It is also said that the word 'Easter' derives from 'Eostre,' the name of an Anglo-Saxon goddess. Easter is considered a moveable feast and can fall on any date between March 23 and April 26. In 2008, it falls very early, on March 23.

Celebrity buddies Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton hold court at the top of the list this week. Lindsay is continuing in the #1 spot for the third week in a row. Britney Spears climbs her way up to #2 in the middle of her custody battle. And don't forget heiress Paris Hilton standing strong at #4, making headlines over the past week with new boyfriend Benji Madden . Coincidentally, Paris' BFF, Nicole Richie is engaged to Benji Madden's twin brother Joel Madden ,the father of Richie's new born baby.

Clay Aiken faltered this week! The Idol turned Broadway star dropped to number #20 this week after a nine week run in the top five. From singer to actor, the Raleigh native Clay Aiken is taking a spin on Broadway in "Monty Python's Spamalot." He plays several roles, but mainly Sir Robin. Aiken, who is expected to wrap up the Broadway show on May 4, is releasing a new album (TBA) shortly after May 6th.

Tidbits:

Jessica Simpson, coming in at #17 is headed to Kuwait with Operation MySpace; the singer will be performing a concert for the troops March 10th along with the Pussycat Dolls.

David Beckham broke through this week at #22. The gorgeous soccer player is in Hong Kong, China with his L.A Galaxy team. The world's most popular athlete made a pit stop at the Xinhua hospital in Shanghai, China, last week to visit with young leukemia patients.

Brooke Burke squeezing in at #49 gave birth to a baby boy Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. It's her fourth child, and second with fiance; David Charvet.