BRIEF DESCRIPTION ABOUT SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

2. ST. PATRICK’S DAY IS CELEBRATED IN IRELAND, WHICH IS
DIVIDED INTO TWO COUNTRIES :
1. Nothern Ireland (it belongs to United Kingdom)
2. The Republic of Ireland.

3. St. Patrick was born in Wales, as a child he was kidnapped and
taken to Ireland by pirates, he was a slave there for 6 years.

4. He became a bishop and returned to Ireland to convert Irish
people to Christianity, he used a SHAMROCK as a symbol to
explain the concept of “trinity”

5. Patrick died on the 17 th March, and this day the
whole world commemorates his life with different
parades, the most important ones in:
1. Dublin ( Republic of Ireland)
2. New York (USA)
3. Chicago (USA) they turn the river green!!!

6. In Ireland it rains from 150 to 225 days a year, so
everything is green, this is why Ireland is called the
EMERALD ISLE, just have a look on Google MAPS

7. As it rains a lot …believe it or not there are more sheep than humans in
the island!!!

8. The HARP is a
typical Irish
instrument as
well as an Irish
Symbol…
Fun fact: The
Irish
government
had to turn it
over (to the left
side) so as not
to use the
Guinness
symbol which
“looks right”

9. Irish Dance is known around the world

10. GAELIC is a very ancient celtic
language spoken in Ireland, it
is used as a second language
in Ireland.
'I live in Ireland'="Tá mé i mo
chónaí i nÉirinn"

11. A leprechaun is a type
of fairy in Irish folklore
that usually takes the
form of an old man.
Irish tradition says that
if you catch a
leprechaun he will
grant you three wishes
for releasing him.
The legend also says
that you can find his
pot of gold at the end
of a rainbow. It’s there
where he has hidden it