Презентация день святого патрика

Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated each year on March 17th.  In Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day is both a holy day and a national holiday.  Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland as he was the one who brought Christianity to the Irish. 

• According to legend, Saint Patrick used a shamrock to explain about God. The shamrock, which looks like clover, has three leaves on each stem.  Saint Patrick told the people that the shamrock was like the idea of the Trinity – that in the one God there are three divine beings:  the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• The shamrock is a symbol of the holiday.

• Nowadays Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated with parades with the procession of brass bands, eccentric suits, folk dancers and laughing persons by hundreds of millions of people. All the people are wearing green, line the streets to watch. On this day, the whole world - from Dublin to Sidney and from New York to Moscow and Saint Petersburg - becomes Irish.

• Irish dancing is an ancient tradition that managed to survive over time. When the Celts came to Ireland from central Europe 2000 years ago, they brought with them their folk dances. Irish dancing, popularised by the world-famous show "Riverdance", is notable for its rapid leg movements, body and arms being kept largely stationary. Irish dances are accompanied by playing of bagpipes and harp. The dance is still the part of social culture in Ireland. There are a lot of dancing on the Saint Patrick’s Day.

• Another tale about Patrick is that he drove the snakes from Ireland.  Different versions of the story, tell of him standing upon a hill, using a wooden staff to drive the serpents into the sea, banishing them forever from Ireland.  

• So Patty’s Day means everything is green. There are millions of people in the streets, going in the parade, dancing Irish dances, playing Irish music. You can taste green food and drinks. Leprechauns can trick on you, or you can turn into a leprechaun yourself.