2. BRAIN STORM
Do you know what day is it today?
What do you know about this festivity?
What do you know about Ireland?
Do you know where is it?
What is the capital of Ireland?
Do you know any important Irish or inventions?
What’s the weather like in Ireland?
8. SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
Saint Patrick, known as St Paddy too, is the patron saint
of Ireland. He was born in a village in Wales and brought
Christianity to Ireland, converting many pagans to
Christianity. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated every year on
March 17 in his honour. There are no snakes in Ireland
but there is a legend that at the time of Saint Patrick
there were lots of snakes and he chased them all into
the Irish Sea.
Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated all around the world,
especially in places such as Great Britain, Canada and
the United States. Originally, the colour associated with
Saint Patrick was blue. However, over the years the
colour green and its association with Saint Patrick's Day
grew. It is said that St Patrick’s used the shamrock, a
three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the
pagan Irish.
9. QUIZ: ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE?
St. Paddy is the familiar name for St. Patrick.
St Patrick was Irish.
He sent snakes from Ireland into the ocean.
Other countries celebrate St Patricks’s Day.
People wear red clothes on St Patrick’s Day.
10. VOCABULARY
LEPRECHAUN
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n
It’s a type of fairy in Irish folklore. It’s
usually a little old man, wearing a
coat and hat, They are solitary
creatures who spend their time
making and mending shoes and have
a hidden pot of gold at the end of
the rainbow. If captured by a human,
the leprechaun has the magical
power to grant three wishes in
exchange for their freedom.
SHAMROCK
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Saint Patrick used ir to represent the
Christian Trinity
