2. Saint Patrick’s Day Vocabulary
Shamrock Trebol
Leprechaun Duende
Rainbow Arcoiris
Pot of gold Olla de oro
Legend Leyenda
Shoemaker Zapatero
Missionary Misionero
Pagan Pagano
Beer Cerveza
Cabbage Repollo
Parade Desfile
Dye Tiñir/tinte
3. St Patrick's Day
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It is celebrated on March
17th every year. It is
celebrated by Irish
people, but it is also
celebrated in many
countries, like the United
States. People wear
green clothes, eat Irish
food, drink Irish beer and
go to parades.
4. St Patrick
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He is the patron Saint of Ireland. St.
Patrick was born in 385 AD in
Wales. At 16, some pirates
captured and sold him into slavery.
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He escaped when he was 22 and
spent 12 years in a monastery
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When he was 30 he went to Ireland
as a Christian missionary. He died
th
at Saul on the 17 of March in the
year 461.
5. The Symbols
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There are many symbols in St
Patrick's Day: Rainbows,
Shamrocks, Snakes, the color
green, The Celtic Cross,
Leprechauns, and pots of
gold.
6. The shamrock
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The national symbol of Ireland
and Northern Ireland is the
Shamrock. St. Patrick used the
three-leaved shamrock to
explain how the Trinity of the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit could
exist as separate pieces of the
same thing. His followers wore a
shamrock in celebration. Today,
many people wear shamrocks
when they celebrate.
7. The snakes
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Saint Patrick is most
known for driving the
snakes from Ireland.
Serpent symbols were
common in Celtic
peoples. Putting the
snakes out Ireland is a
symbol of putting an end
to the pagan practice.
8. Green colour
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Why do people wear green?
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Green is the color of spring, the
shamrock, and is connected
with hope and nature. Ireland is
often called the "Emerald Isle"
because its landscape is very
green.
9. The Celtic Cross
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It is a popular legend that
the Celtic Catholic cross
was introduced by Saint
Patrick. St Patrick
combined the cross with
the sun to give pagans an
idea of the importance of
the cross.
10. The leprechaun
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A leprechaun looks like a little
old man and dresses like a
shoemaker. Leprechauns are
very unfriendly. They live
alone and pass the time by
mending the shoes of Irish
fairies. The fairies pay the
leprechauns for their work
with golden coins, which the
"little people" collect in large
pots.
11. An Irish or American holiday?
Many of the biggest celebrations for Saint Patrick’s Day don’t
happen in Ireland, they happen in the United States.
WHY?!
The United States is a very “young” country, with many
nationalities of people. Everyone in the United States has
ancestors from other parts of the world. For example, I am
Irish, Swedish, and German. In cities like New York and
Chicago, there were many Irish immigrants and now, to
celebrate their history, there are big celebrations in these
cities.
12. The Traditions: Food and Drinks
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People attend mass in the
morning and celebrate in the
afternoon. They eat Irish
bacon and cabbage and they
drink black beer. In many
American bars, they dye the
beer green on this day!
13. The traditions: The Parade
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The first St. Patrick's Day parade
was not in Ireland but in the
United States. Irish soldiers
serving in the English military
marched through New York City
on March 17, 1762.
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Today, many people go out to
see the parade where you can
find many customs, Irish music
with bagpipes, soldiers, Irish
flags, and Irish culture.
14. The traditions: “Kiss me I’m Irish!”
It is a legend that kissing an Irish person will give
you good luck, so on Saint Patrick’s Day it is a
tradition to kiss an Irish person!
15. The Traditions: Parades
In many Irish towns there are
parades, but many American
towns have famous parades
and traditions, too.
16. A Famous Chicago Tradition
For more than 50 years, the river in Chicago is dyed a spectacular green every
year for Saint Patrick’s Day. In the past they used a bright chemical called
“fluorescein”, but now they use 40 pounds, (or 18 kilos), of vegetable dye to color
the river.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSrogdFkNvE
17. A Famous Chicago Tradition
In 2009, Michelle Obama, (a Chicago native),
requested that the fountains at the White House be
turned green for St. Patrick’s Day.
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19. Pop Quiz!
1. Name three symbols of Saint Patrick’s Day.
2. What does the color green represent?
3. What does a leprechaun look like? What is he like?
4. What are typical foods and drinks on Saint Patrick’s Day?
5. Where was the first Saint Patrick’s Day parade?
6. Why are there many celebrations for Saint Patrick’s Day in the United States if Saint
Patrick is Irish?
7. What happens to the Chicago River?
8. Who asked for the foutains at the White House to be green?
9. What do Irish people say on St. Patrick’s Day? (it gives you good luck!)
20. Bibliografía
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holidays.kaboose.com en.wikipedia.org
www.history.com www.woodlands-
junior.kent.sch.uk
www.st-patricks-day.com/about_saintpatrick.html
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