ST. PATRICK’S DAY!

Thursday 17th March 2011

IRELAND!

• It is in the North East ofEurope and its capital isDublin.

• The official languagesare Irish and English .

• 86% of the population isRoman Catholic.

The Irish Flag

Green = CatholicWhite = PeaceOrange = Protestants

Green = eyesWhite = pale skinOrange = Ginger hair

Ireland is very green with lots of castles

�Kilkenny Castle� Ashford Castle

Leprechauns

A type of fairy whoenjoys playing tricks onpeople. Their job is tofix people’s shoes andthey hide the moneythey make in a pot ofgold at the end of a

rainbow.

Irish Music• Many famous musicians come from

Ireland

� Boyzone

The Corrs �

U2 �

Irish Folk Music• Traditional Irish music was first used for

dancing at weddings, saint’s days, andother celebrations.

• Irish folk music uses many different kindsof instruments such as the flute, fiddle, banjo, harp, and accordion .

Example One Example Two

Saint Patrick’s Day• St. Patrick was a bishop in

Ireland in the 400s. He diedon March 17 493 after helpingthe Irish people.

• He used the shamrock toexplainthe father, the son, and theholyspirit to the Irish people.

• Because shamrocks are green, we use green toremember St. Patrick andwear it on March 17.

How it is celebrated in the world• The biggest

celebration takesplace in Dublin, wherethey hold a party thatlasts 5 days.

• Here there is a parade, fireworks, and concerts.

New YorkCity

• The largest parade in the world takes place in New York City on FifthAvenue

In Chicago, they dye the Chicago Rivergreen for the celebrations!

Sometimes when sports teams play onSt. Patrick’s Day they wear special

uniforms

People who celebrate alwayswear green….

…and gather with friends to drinkgreen beer

EUROPESHAMROCKSGREENMARCHPATRICK’S

IRISHGOLDJIGIRELANDLEPRECHAUN

Larry is a small magical man with a hidden treasure. Larry is a _____________. Larry is very excited. He is Irish, and it is a day of celebration in hiscountry of _________.

Larry’s favourite holiday is a popular holiday. It iscelebrated just before the beginning of spring in themonth of __________. It is celebrated in countriesall over the world! What is the day of celebration? It is called ¨St. __________ Day.¨

EUROPESHAMROCKSGREENMARCHPATRICK´S

IRISHGOLDJIGIRELANDLEPRECHAUN

Larry is excited about the celebration this year. He has new clothes to wear. Of course the clothes are __________, the colour of his country! Larry also has some things to give to his friends. He has a bunch ofbright green ___________, which he picked from hisgarden. He also thinks he might give his friends a littlebit of __________ from his pot.

Tonight, Larry will go to a big party. Larry loves todance the Irish __________. He will eat corned beefand cabbage, listen to harp music, and sing hisfavourite songs. No wonder this is Larry’s favouriteholiday: it is filled with wonderful things to do!

ST. PATRICK´S DAY TRIVIA

1.What is the capital city of Ireland? a) Londonb) Belfast c) Dublin

2.TRUE or FALSE: The biggest St. Patrick´sDay parade takes place in New York city.

3.What are the colours of the Irish flag?

4.Name a musical group from Ireland

5.Name two instruments that you can hearwhen you listen to Irish folk music.

6.What colour should you wear on St. Patrick´s Day?

7.How do leprechauns earn their money?

8.Where do leprechauns hide the money thatthey earn?

9.TRUE or FALSE: Ireland has many castles.

10. What day do we celebrate St. Patrick´sDay?