St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day Questions

1) Is anybody in the class Irish?

2) Did anybody in the class celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year?

3) What do you think people do on St. Patrick’s Day?

4) Why did Yoli and I pinch some of you?

St. Patrick’s Day has Leprechauns!

Evil Leprechauns!!

THE STORY

● Leprauchans like to pinch people on St. Patrick’s Day.

● You should wear green, because Leprechauns can’t see the color green!

● If you forget to wear green, your friends pinch you to remind you to remind you.

● If enough people pinch you, you remember to wear green the next year!

Boston is America’s most Irish city!

Boston had:The first St. Patrick’s Day

celebration in 1737Boston has: The most Irish

pubs in the U.S.

Boston Celtics

Other Reasons Boston Celebrates

Evacuation Day

● On March 17th, 1776, the colonial soldiers defeated the British in Boston.

● This was George Washington’s first victory!

● The British and the colonial soldiers made an agreement: If the British wouldn’t burn Boston, they could leave, or evacuate peacefully in their boats

And in Chicago…

They dye the river green every St. Patrick’s Day!

● The dye has been tested and is safe for the environment!

● The river stays green for one day.● The first time they dyed the river in 1962, it

stayed green for a week!

Kayaking

Videos For Your Amusement

● http://www.care2.com/greenliving/for-st-patricks-day-a-river-runs-green-with-video.html

● http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpG6S_iF3x8