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St. Patrick’s Day
«St. Patrick’s Day»
Иванова Валентина
Удмуртская Республика
Кизнерский район
МКОУ «Старободьинская средняя
общеобразовательная школа»
7 класс
Ветрова Ирина Васильевна
Учитель английского языка
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on the
17th of March in honour of patron
saint Patrick. It’s the saint’s religious
feast day and anniversary of his death
in the fifth century.
It is the first spring holiday.
vocabulary
Who was Saint Patrick?
 Saint Patrick is the patron
saint of Ireland; he was the one
who has brought Christianity to
the Irish. According to the
legend Saint Patrick used
shamrock to illustrate the Holy
Trinity (The Father, Son, The
Holy Spirit).
 According to another legend
Saint Patrick drove the snakes
out of Ireland.
vocabulary
The history of St. Patrick’s Day
Why is this holiday celebrated on March 17?
Saint Patrick is believed to have
been born in the late fourth
century in Wales (one of the
parts of the UK). When Patrick
was 16, he was sold into slavery
to Ireland. He escaped slavery
and later returned to Ireland as
a missionary.
Patrick travelled across Ireland and established churches
and schools. He died on March 17th in AD 461, so the date of
his birth has been as St. Patrick’s Day ever since.
vocabulary
Traditional symbols of St. Patrick’s Day
Traditional symbols of this holiday are
shamrock, leprechauns, shillelagh, horseshoe,
wearing green.
Why is green?
 Green colour is in the
official tri-colour country
flag.
 Green is the colour of
spring and nature.
vocabulary
Shamrock
 Shamrock
is the central
symbol for St. Patrick’s Day. It
was a sacred plant in ancient
Ireland, it is the
national
symbol of Ireland and Northern
Ireland (one of the parts of the
UK), it symbolized the rebirth
of spring.
 Saint Patrick used shamrock to
illustrate the Holy Trinity (The
Father, Son and Holy Spirit).
vocabulary
Leprechauns

Leprechauns are mythological
beings, appeared in Irish folklore.
They
are
thought
to
be
shoemakers, wear green clothes
not to be seen in the grass.
 Legends tell of the fairies paying
leprechauns in gold to repair their
shoes which they store in the pots
which are hidden at the end of the
rainbow. It is said that anyone
lucky enough to hear the
leprechauns’
hammering
can
capture the leprechauns and take
his gold.
vocabulary
Shillelagh
Shillelagh is a stick which is
made of an oak. It is also used
for sport game “curling”.
vocabulary
Horseshoe
A horseshoe is said to bring
good luck. Many people
believe that to hang it with
the ends pointing upwards is
good luck as it acts as a
storage container of sorts for
any good luck. Others believe
that the shoe should be hung
the other way, as it will
release its luck to the people
around it.
vocabulary
St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
Irish people have observed this day as
a religious holiday for over 1000 years.
On St. Patrick‘s Day, which is celebrated
during the Christian season of Lent,
Irish families would traditionally attend
church in the morning and celebrate in
the afternoon with parades, wearing
green clothes and red wigs, music and
songs.
vocabulary
Parades
Irish people and the Irish at heart enjoy
St. Patrick’s parades and events.
Traditional dishes for St. Patrick’s Day
 People eat
corned beef
and cabbage
 They prepare
green food: green
ice cream, green
cakes for desert.
Traditional drinks
People drink Irish beer and Irish coffee .
Irish dances
You can see Irish dances everywhere during St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick’s Day in the UK
In Great Britain Queen Elizabeth used to
present bowls flown over from Ireland to
members of the Irish Guards. London, since
2002 has had an annual St. Patrick’s Day parade
which takes place usually in Trafalgar Square.
In 2008 the water in the Trafalgar Square
fountains was dyed green. Green was
everywhere and London Eye was green too.
St. Patrick’s Day in the USA
In American cities with large
Irish population, St. Patrick’s Day
is a very big holiday. The holiday
came to America in 1737 and was
celebrated in Boston that year.
Cities and towns celebrate it with
parades, “wearing green”, music
and songs. Some communities even
go so far as to dye rivers green.
You may check your knowledge
in this quiz and get a pot of gold
Quiz
You may try to do this one:
St. Patrick's Day
Vocabulary
patron [peitr(ə)n] покровитель
anniversary [ˏæniʹvɜ:s(ə)ri] годовщина
death [deƟ] смерть
drive out [draiv] выгонять
Holy [həuli] святой
spirit [ʹspirit] дух, душа
slavery [ʹsleivəri] рабство
Leprechaun [leprəkᴐ:n] лепрекон
Shillelagh [ʃiʹleilə] дубинка
horseshoe [ʹhᴐ:sʃu:] подкова
sacred [ʹseikrid] священный
rainbow [ʹreinbəu] радуга
hammer [ʹhæmə] молоток
oak [ʹəuk] дуб
storage [ʹstᴐ:riʤ] хранилище, склад
release [riʹli:s] освобождать, выпускать
Lent [lent] Великий пост
wig [wig] парик
Click on the
word and
you’ll be back
on your slide!
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