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SAINT PATRICK DAY

ON MARCH 17TH …

IRISH CELEBRATE

SAINT PATRICK DAY!!!

WHO WAS SAINT PATRICK???

Before becoming “Saint Patrick”, Patrick was a priest (a religious catholic and Christian

person)

He was born in Scotland in 385 A.D.

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He went to Ireland to teach people about God .

Some say he drove all the snakes out of Ireland. This is the

legend of one of his miracles.

Others say he used shamrocks to teach about the Trinity. Since a shamrock has 3 leaves: one of them was the father, the other was the son and the last one

was the holy spirit.

He died March 17th in 461 A.D. In his honour every 17th of March, Saint Patrick day is

celebrated.

WHAT IS A LEPRENCRAUN??

?

A very representative legendary creature is…THE LEPRENCHAUN

A Leprenchaun is a solitary fairy creature whose main occupation is: Mending shoes and playing practical jokes to everyone.

According to the legend, they are 3-feet-tall (a dwarf size or so) Leprechauns are unfriendly

and possess a pot of gold.

If you find a Leprechaun, you can trick him into showing you

his gold.

But if you don’t watch the leprechaun very carefully, he and the gold will disappear!

HOW DO IRISH CELEBRATE SAINT PATRICK DAY?

Irish dress up with fancy dresses, greet wigs and

colourful hats.

FIRE-SWALLOWERS AND JUGGLERS

YOU CAN ALWAYS GO FOR A RIDE IN FUNFAIRS, SUCH AS THE

BIG-WHEEL.

OR ENJOY A MUSICAL PARADE ALL ALONG DUBLIN…

AT NIGHT, FIREWORKS ANNOUNCE THAT SOMETHING IS

GOING ON IN DUBLIN…

SAINT PATRICK DAY IS CELEBRATED JUST

ACROSS THE PUDDLE TOO.

LET´S SEE HOW AMERICANS CELEBRATE SAINT PATRICK

DAY!!

HOW DO AMERICANS CELEBRATE SAINT

PATRICK JUST ACROSS THE PUDDLE???

Nowadays Americans celebrate Saint Patrick day as well. They

march in parades…

Dance the Irish Jig…

Dye rivers green…

And of course, many people drink lots of beer!

People wear green in memory of Ireland

Some also wear Clover/Shamrocks.

FOUR-LEAVE-CLOVERS ARE QUITE

RARE...

RARE = UNCOMMON

But …if you find a four-leaf clover you will have good luck.

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER…?• WHO WAS SAINT PATRICK?• WHERE WAS HE BORN?• WHAT MIRACLE IS HE KNOWN FOR?• WHAT IS A LEPRENCRAUN?• IS HE RICH OR POOR? WHY?• HOW DO IRISH CELEBRATE SAINT PATRICK?• WHAT IS “SAINT PATRICK DAY” GREEN?• WHAT DOES THE 4-LEAVE-SHAMROCK

REPRESENT?• HOW DO AMERICANS CELEBRATE SAINT PATRICK?

COME UP WITH IDEAS RELATED TO THESE IMAGES…

Happy Saint

Patrick’s Day!