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St Patricks Day
By Hannah Comerford
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Who is St Patrick?
• Ireland’s national saint. • He was born in England.• St Patrick was born over fifteen hundred years
ago.• He died on the 17th of March in 461 AD.• He scared all the sins away from Ireland but
people thought that he was scaring away snakes (the word ‘snakes’ and ‘sins’ are similar in Irish language)
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About St Patrick’s Day• St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.• St Patrick’s day is a celebration of the saint
converting Irish people to Christianity.• Celebrated annually on the 17th of March.• Started in Ireland e.g. Dublin, County Down and
Down Patrick.• As Irish people emigrated to other countries, such
as America, Australia and Canada, the tradition of celebrating St Patrick’s day spread worldwide
• He used a three leafed shamrock to represent the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
FATHER
SON
HOLY SPIRIT
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Clothes & Music
CLOTHESPeople wear green a lot. They also wear traditional Irish dancing dresses.
MUSICIrish music is popular.Also popular are Reels, Jigs and traditional dances such as the ‘hard shoe St Patricks day Dance’.
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Activities
• In many places they have celebrations which include:
• Dancing Parties• Singing Food and drinks• Rhymes• Street parades• Limericks• Blessings• Music
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Food and Drinks
• Irish stew• Shepard's pie• Barm Brack• Green beer• Soda bread
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Decorations
• Shamrock straw toppers• Fancy green hats• Green balloons • Three leaved shamrock door hangers • Yummy food • Flowers• Flags• Table decorations
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References
• Irish Tales And Sagas by Ulick O’Connor• Internet sites– Wikipedia St Patrick– Google images– St Patrick’s Day decorations
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