St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day - Ireland National Day

1. Look up the meaning of the following words. Use the following link: http://www.wordreference.com/
leaf - clover - shamrock - stone - priest - kidnap - shepherd - slavery - parade - fairy

 

2. Read the text you will find on this web and answer the questions:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/patrick/history.html

• When do Irish celebrate St. Patrick?
• What colour do they wear?
• What was St. Patrick name?
• When was he born?
• How old was Patrick when he arrived in Ireland?
• What did he use the shamrock to?
• When did he die?
• When was St. Patrick’s Day celebrated for the first time?
• Where was St. Patrick’s Day celebrated for the first time?

3. Read the text and complete the sentences:

• Many people wear a __________ to commemorate Saint Patrick's Day.
• It is said that the Blarney stone has __________ properties.
• A Leprechaun (Irish __________) looks like a little old man.

4. Translate:

Want to be lucky this St. Patrick's Day? Follow this advice: find a four-leaf clover, wear green, kiss the blarney stone, catch a Leprechaun if you can.

 

St. Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day, colloquially St. Paddy's Day or Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (AD 385–461), one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17th March.

The day is the national holiday of Ireland. It is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Montserrat. In Canada, Great Britain, Australia, the United States, and New Zealand, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday.

More about St. Patrick's Day and Ireland:
http://www.telefonica.net/web2/angelaruizmontero/culture_patrick.htm