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St. Patrick’s Day
When Patrick was 16
Irish pirates took
him as a slave from
England to Ireland.
He worked and
learnt Irish
language, customs
and the way of life.
He was born
in a Christian
family and
didn’t like
that the Irish
worshiped
many gods
and spirits.
 He was able to escape
to France and after 14
years of study, in the
year 432, he returned
to
Ireland
bishop.
as
a
 Patrick travelled across
Ireland and established
churches and schools. It’s
believed that he
performed a lot of
miracles. A well known
legend says he drove
snakes out of Ireland
Shamrocks
are
small plants with
three leaves. there
is a lot of green in
Ireland, so green is
Ireland’s
colour.
national
Shamrock
means ‘a little
clover’ in
Gaelic and it is
the emblem of
Ireland which
is connected
with the
legend of St.
Patrick.
To get across
the message
that the God
is 3 persons in
one, Patrick is
said to have
used the
shamrock as a
visual aid.
Nowadays everything
turns green on St.
Patrick’s Day. Millions
of real shamrocks are
sent from Ireland to
many countries. Green
and golden balloons
are sold by hundreds.
Children and adults
wear something green
Shops prepare
green food: green
bread, green icecream, green milk
shakes. People eat
corned beef and
cabbage and drink
Irish coffee. Irish
songs can be heard
on the radio.