St. Patrick’s Day

March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day. Ireland is a country with a lot of green grass and shamrocks.

In Ireland St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday. St. Patrick is supposed to be born around the year 389. He died on March 17, the day when his memory is honoured.

Вставка рисункаWhen Patrick

was 16 Irish

pirates took him

as a slave from

England to

Ireland. He

worked and

learnt Irish

language,

customs and the

way of life.

He was

born in a

Christian

family and

didn’t like

that the

Irish

worshiped

many gods

and spirits.

He was able to

escape to France

and after 14 years

of study, in the

year 432, he

returned to Ireland

as a bishop.

Patrick travelled across

Ireland and established

churches and schools.

It’s believed that he

performed a lot of

miracles. A well known

legend says he drove

snakes out of Ireland

Shamrocks are

small plants with

three leaves.

there is a lot of

green in Ireland,

so green is

Ireland’s national

colour.

Вставка рисунка Shamrock

means ‘a

little clover’

in Gaelic

and it is the

emblem of

Ireland

which is

connected

with the

legend of

St. Patrick.

Вставка рисунка To get

across the

message

that the God

is 3 persons

in one,

Patrick is

said to have

used the

shamrock as

a visual aid.

Nowadays

everything turns

green on St.

Patrick’s Day.

Millions of real

shamrocks are sent

from Ireland to

many countries.

Green and golden

balloons are sold

by hundreds.

Children and

adults wear

something green

Вставка рисунка Shops prepare

green food:

green bread,

green ice-

cream, green

milk shakes.

People eat

corned beef and

cabbage and

drink Irish

coffee. Irish

songs can be

heard on the

radio.