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Presentation made by Taylor Matherly to tell the students at CPI Tino Grandío about this celebration.
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Saint Patrick’s Day
Taylor Matherly
Saint Patrick’s Day• March 17th – The day Saint Patrick died in year
461• Lá Fhéile Pádraig • Christain feast day since the
1600s• Celebrates the arrival of
Christianity to Ireland and Irish culture in general
Leprechaun
Saint Patrick
• Patron saint of Ireland• Born in Britain around 385 • Was kidnapped when he was 16 by Irish
pirates and was made a slave
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin
Saint Patrick
• Escaped slavery in Ireland after 6 years• He became a priest in Britain and returned to
Ireland years later and converted the Irish to Christianity (the Irish were Pagan)
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York
• Also said that he banished all of the snakes from Ireland (myth, although there really aren´t snakes in Ireland)
Traditions• Attending mass• Parades• Festivals• Wearing green• Drinking Irish beer,whiskey
and liqour (Guinness, Jameson and Baileys are typical)
• A break from Lent – People are allowed to eat and
drink whatever they want on this one day
Shamrocks
• A symbol used for Irish identity (as well as the color green)– Was used by pro-Irish independence
groups• The 3 leaves represent the Holy
Trinity– Father, Son and Holy Spirit– This is how Saint Patrick taught the
Irish
Celebrations in IrelandDownpatrick (Northern Ireland)
Cork
Dublin
Belfast (Northern Ireland) Omagh (Northern Ireland)
Celebrations Around the WorldSydney Chicago Moscow
Washington DCLondon
Quebec
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGAzBDE454 (Riverdance)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q356P316yX8 (Irish dancing)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqihczSsLKA (Irish music)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuaAGewaXeY (Parade in Dublin)