By: Piper Macnab

St. Patrick was born in Scotland in 385 A.D.

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He spent 6 years as a slave, and afterward he decided to

become a priest

He travelled to Ireland to teach people about God

and start Christianity there.

Legends say he sent all the evil snakes away from Ireland and he used shamrocks to teach about

the Trinity

The Holy Trinity are :• The Father• The Son•The Holy Spirit

Saint Patrick died March 17 in 461 A.D.

Christians have celebrated this day for over 1000 years.

Symbols of Saint Patrick’s Day

Leprechauns are short, unfriendly fairies who always have a hidden

pot of gold!

Shamrocks are Ireland’s national

emblem, four-leaf ones are a very lucky

charm!

GREEN!

Green is also the national color of Ireland, whose nickname is the

“Emerald Island”

If you find a Leprechaun, you can trick him into showing you his gold, which is always at the

end of a rainbow.

Traditions in the United States

• We celebrate large parades and Irish jigs in most cities

Over 36.000.000 (11% of the population) people living in the United States have Irish roots!

Two million people attend the New York Parade

every year!

We dye rivers green…

The Chicago River has been dyed green every year since 1962.

Even Obama celebrates…

And of course, we eat and drink a lot!

• Guinness and green beer• Corned beef and cabbage

You HAVE to wear green…or people will pinch you!

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