saint patrick’s day

SAINT PATRICK’S DAY

By Marion Méranger-Galtier

Is Saint Patrick’s daythe national day in…

England?

The USA?

Ireland?

Ireland

Ireland is called« the emerald island »

because it is so GREEN!

Saint Patrickbrought Christian religion

to Ireland in the 5th century.

A legend says

he drove

SNAKES

out of Ireland!

He used a shamrock to explain the concept of Trinity.

It becam

ethe

symbolof

Ireland.

Is Saint Patrick’s Daycelebrated on…

February 14th?

July 4th?

March 17th?

People watch big paradeswith music and costumes.

In Dublin, Ireland…

In New York, USA…

In Montreal, Canada…

In Chicago, USA, they even dye the river green!

People love making up,dressing up,

having fun and being silly!

…babies…

… children…

… teenagers…

…men…

…women…

…and even… dogs!

You can go shoppingfor St Patrick’s Day.

You can make upin Irish coloursor wear a wig.

You can buy special drinks.

You can eat special cookies.

You can have a green meal!

In Ireland, the legend says there are Leprechauns:

They have a pot of gold,and you can find it

at the end of the rainbow,if you are lucky.

In Ireland, on saint Patrick’s day, you MUST wear

something GREEN at school.

If you don’t wear green, you will be pinched!

Are YOU wearing green today?!??