Sarah WalkerSaint Patrick’s Day
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St. Patrick’s
Day Ideas:
KWL Chart:
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
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