1. St. Patricks Day

2. Lets travel to Ireland 3. IrelandIrelandisanislandtothenorthwestofcontinentalEurope.Itisthethirdlargest islandinEurope.PeoplewholiveinIrelandarecalledIrish.ThecapitalcityofIreland isDublin. 4. Symbols of IrelandThenationalflagof Ashamrockisathree Irelandisgreenwhite, leavedclover. andorange.ThreeisIrelandsmagic numberandtheIrish saythreeleafed shamrocksbringgood luck. 5. The Emerald IsleGreen is the Irish colour.Firstly because the green shamrock leaf is thenational plant of Ireland.Secondly because Ireland is called the EmeraldIslewith lots of green pastures. 6. Saint Patricks DaySaint Patricks Day is celebrated each year on March 17th.In Ireland, Saint Patricks Day isa national holiday.Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. 7. Saint Patricks lifeHe was born in the year385 and died on March17th around the year 460.Saint Patrick had anadventurous life. He wascaptured by pirates atthe age of 16. The Irishpirates brought him toIreland and sold him asa slave. 8. Saint Patricks lifeHeescapedtoFranceand becameamonk.In432,hereturnedtoIreland.HewastheonewhobroughtChristianitytotheIrish.HetaughtmanyofthepeopleofIrelandtoreadandwrite. 9. St. Patrick and the snakesAccording to legend, St. Patrick drove all the snakes in Ireland out of the country and into the sea. 10. St. Patricks Day Although St. Patricks Day began in Ireland, itis celebrated in countries around the world. Many people wear green on this day. 11. St. Patricks Day paradesSaint Patricks Day is usually celebrated with a parade.The one in Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, isknown to some as the Irish Mardi Gras.The first St. Patricks Day celebration in the UnitedStates was held in Boston in 1737. The largest St.Patricks Day parade is in New York City. It lastsfor hours. 12. Irish legendsThere are legends that go along with Saint Patricks Day. A popular legend is about the leprechaun. Leprechauns are tiny people dressed in green and they collect pots of gold. 13. Irish legendsThe legend says that if you catch a leprechaun, he will lead you to his pot of gold. Leprechauns hide their pots of gold at the end of the rainbow.And if you are lucky enough to find a lepechaun, dont take your eyes off him, becouse hell dissapear with his pot of gold. 14.