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St Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland

Go to any Irish city or town on 17 th March and you’ll see a strange sight: people dressed in green, wearing a three-leaved clover – the shamrock and marching in parades.

What is all about?

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, of course!

Who is St. Patrick?

He is the patron saint of Ireland. He was probably born in Wales in about AD 385 and died in 461 on 17 th March, and that’s why this feast day is celebrated on this day.

St. Patrick brought Christianity to the nation. He is also known for driving the snakes away from Ireland.

The national symbol of Ireland is shamrock and according to legend Saint Patrick chose this plant to illustrate the Holy Trinity to the Irish.

St. Patrick’s Day all over the world

Irish people all over the world celebrate St. Patrick’s day and big parades take place in New York, Chicago and Boston in the USA

Green is one of the symbols of Ireland and this festival takes place in the spring when plants are just beginning to grow. Green is also the color of the shamrock, the special symbol associated with St. Patrick.

Reading comprehension

Read and mark the sentences as

true (T) or false (F) or doesn’t say (DS).

• People wear shamrocks on their hats.

• St. Patrick’s Day marks the death of St. Patrick.

• St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated only in Ireland.

4. People who watch the St.Patrick’s Day parade must wear green clothes.

5. There are things for both adults and children to do on St. Patrick’s Day.

6. The shamrock was St. Patrick’s favourite plant.

St. Patrick’s Day is on ……

• A. 4 th July.

• B. 17 th March.

• C. 1 st March .

Look at the picture and choose the correct option.

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Saint Patrick

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Leprechaun

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of…

• A. Wales
• B. Scotland
• C. Ireland

The symbol of St. Patrick is…

shamrock

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grass

horse shoe

balloons

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British flag

Irish flag

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hat

pot of gold

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Leprechaun

priest

pot of gold

hat

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rainbow

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beer

On St. Patrick’s Day, people wear …

• A. green clothes

• B. red clothes

• C. black clothes

Make words out of the letters in ST PATRICK’S DAY

• begin _ _ _ _ _
• people have picnics there _ _ _ _
• not the whole _ _ _ _
• what we breathe _ _ _
• not light _ _ _ _
• we drive it _ _ _

Thank you for your attention!

Happy

St. Patrick’s Day!