Sarah WalkerSaint Patrick’s Day

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St. Patrick’s

Day Ideas:

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Fun Facts:

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17th

Children typically wear orange on St. Patrick’s day

Adults wear a bunch of clovers on their coats

34 million Americans have Irish ancestry

There are 10,000 3-leaf clovers to every 1 lucky 4-leaf clover

White: Signifies purity and

innocence Red: Signifies valor and

bravery Blue: Signifies vigilance,

perseverance, and justice

Green: Represents the Catholic Church

Orange: Represents the Protestant Church

White: Represents the peace between them

that brings them together as a nation

Our flag and their flag

What do we get from Ireland?

Peat and Moss for Gardening

Religion

Musical Instruments

Are we really that different?

Irish people celebrate Christmas, Halloween, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, and other holidays as well as we do.

People in Ireland are rural, which in WV we are a rural state.

One difference is Religion Another is that St. Patrick’s Day is their

national holiday in the republic, while we have the Fourth of July

Irish Video: http://www.history.com/videos/history-

of-st-patricks-day