ST PATRICK’S DAY

Ireland

St Patrick•Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in the year 385 and died on March 17th around the year 460.

•Saint Patrick had an adventurous life. He was captured by pirates when he was 16. They took him to Ireland and sold him as a slave.

•He escaped to France and became a monk.

St Patrick

•Many people believe that he brought Christianity to Ireland. He taught many of the Irish how to read and write.

•According to legend, St. Patrick drove all of the snakes out of Ireland and into the sea.

St. Patrick’s Day

•St. Patrick’s day is celebrated on March 17th every year, the day that he died.

•Although it began in Ireland, it is celebrated in many countries around the world.

•Many people wear green on this day because it is the national colour of Ireland.

The Symbols

•There are many symbols of Saint Patrick’s day.

•These include:

•Shamrocks

•The Celtic Cross

•Leprechauns

•Guinness

Saint Patrick Parades.

•The first Saint Patrick's Festival was held on 17 March 1996 in Dublin.

•By 2006, the festival was five days long. More than 675,000 people attended the 2009 parade.

•Festivities include concerts, outdoor theatre performances, and fireworks.

Parades in the U.K.•The biggest parade is in Manchester where there are more than 70 floats, bands, and marching groups.

•In London, there is a week long celebration of Irish culture.

•The parade in Birmingham regularly attracts more than 100,000 people.

A modern day miracle occurs each year as part of the

St. Patrick`s Day Parade celebration when the Chicago River turns an incredible shade of

Irish green.

Typical food.•A typical meal on this day is corned beef and cabbage.

•Beef in stout with herb dumplings.

•Dublin Coddle.

•Another tradition is to eat potato pancakes.

•On this day, many Irish pubs put green colouring into their beer.

•People also drink Irish coffee, which is made of sugar, coffee, cream and whiskey.

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence

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on March,17, St. Patrick’s Day, is, celebrated.•

in, Ireland, about St. Patrick, there are, a lot of, legends.

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more than, 50 cathedrals, St. Patrick, built, with the help of, bishops.

ANSWERS

•1.St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March,17.

2. There are a lot of legends about St. Patrick in Ireland.

3. St. Patrick with the help of three other bishops built more than 50 cathedrals

1.What are the symbols of the St. Patrick`s DAY ?

2.Compose the words.

1.d, n, a, l, e, r, I.

2. k, c, I, r, t, a, p.

3. d, n, e, g, e, l.

4. e, d, a, r, a, p.

Legend says….. if you catch a leprechaun…

he will lead you to his pot of gold and give it to you to let him go!!!!

Instructions how to catch a leprechaun :

• 1. Listen for the sound of his hammer. Leprechauns are often busy making a shoe (and only one shoe) for an elf.

• 2. Sneak up on the leprechaun. Hopefully, he will be absorbed in his work and will not hear you.

• 3. Hold on to the leprechaun and don't let go. Expect him to put up a pretty good fight, even if he is only about 2 feet tall.

• 4. Keep your eyes on the leprechaun. He will do anything to get you to look away for a second. If you do, he will disappear into the mist, and his pot of gold is safe.

• 5.Threaten him if he is especially resistant to telling you where the pot of gold is hiding.

• 6. Make the leprechaun take you to his pot of gold. You should find it at the end of the rainbow.

SONG for the Leprechaun to come

(can be sung to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

I'm looking for a leprechaun,Leprechaun, leprechaun.I'm looking for a leprechaun,Do you know where he's gone?

He wears a suit that's made of green,Made of green, made of green,He wears a suit that's made of green,Do you know where he's gone?

He lives by a rainbow and hides his gold,Hides his gold, hides his gold,He lives by a rainbow and hides his gold,Do you know where he's gone?

If you see a leprechaun,Leprechaun, leprechaun,If you see a leprechaun,Please tell me where he's gone!

“Beannachta file padraig oraibh”

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“St Patrick’s day blessing upon you.”