Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th each year to commemorate the arrival of Christianity in Ireland in the 5th century. Originally associated with the color blue, it is now strongly linked to the color green. While originally a religious holiday, it has become more of a secular celebration of Irish culture. Traditions include wearing green, eating corned beef and cabbage, drinking green beer, attending parades that feature bagpipes and Irish dancing. Leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, and the shamrock are symbols that have become associated with celebrating Irish heritage around the world on Saint Patrick's Day.

1. Saint Patrick’s Day
Also called:
Feast of Saint Patrick
Patrick’s Day
Saint Paddy’s Day
Saint Patty’s Day

2. History
St. Patrick’s Day celebrates the arrival of Christianity in
Ireland.
Nowadays it has become more of a secular celebration of
Irishness and Irish Culture.
Secular- attitudes, activities, or other things that have
no religious basis

3. History
Saint Patrick
• Saint Patrick was born in the 4th century in
England.
• He was kidnapped by Irish raiders and
brought to Ireland as a Slave!
• He escaped captivity and fled to England
where he studied to be a priest.

4. History
Saint Patrick
• In 432, he returned to Ireland as a bishop to
bring Christianity to the Irish.
•After 30 years of teaching Christianity to the Irish
people he died on March 17, 461.
•This is why Saint Patrick’s Day is on March 17th.
•According to legend, Saint Patrick rid the entire
island of Ireland of snakes.

5. History
Saint Patrick
• Saint Patrick is considered to be the most important
person of Irish Christianity.
• Many people believe that he used the Shamrock to
explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity to the Irish
people.
The three leaves of the Shamrock
were used to represent the uniting
of the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit into the Trinity

6. The Four-Leaf Clover
• The Four-Leaf Clover is a Shamrock, BUT instead of only
having Three leaves it has Four.
•According to legend, the 4 leaves represent
FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, and LUCK.

7. The Four-Leaf Clover
•The Four-Leaf Clover is very rare. Traditionally, if you find one
you will have good luck.
• For every 10,000 three-leaf clovers there are 4 four-leaf clovers.

8. Tradition
• Originally, the color associated with Saint Patrick’s Day
was BLUE. However, now the color is Green.
• It is a custom to pinch anyone not wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day!
Oouuch!!

9. Leprechauns
A Leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish Folklore.
Leprechauns are portrayed in the form of old men wearing a
green coat who like to do mischievous things.
They spend their time busily making shoes and hide all of their
gold coins in hidden Pots of Gold at the end of Rainbows!

10. Leprechauns
If captured by a human, the Leprechaun has the magical
power to grant you three wishes in exchange for their
freedom.

11. Tradition
In Ireland and in the United States, Saint
Patrick’s Day celebrations usually include:
•Large displays of the color green
• Feasting or eating A LOT
• Drinking alcohol, mainly beer
• Attending a religious service
• Parades

12. Tradition
The most traditional food eaten on Saint Patrick’s Day is
Corned Beef and Cabbage.

13. Tradition
People like to drink beer on St. Patrick’s Day.
Normally, green food coloring is used to turn the beer
GREEN.

14. Tradition
Parades
Parades are a common way to celebrate St
Patrick’s Day
• Normally, bagpipes are played in these
parades.
Bagpipes – la gaita

15. Irish Dancing
This is a typical Irish Dance
In the United States we call this
River Dancing

16. Celebrated Around the World
Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the World!
In Chicago, Illinois the Chicago River is dyed green as part of their celebration

17. Celebrated Around the World
In Chicago, Illinois the Chicago River is dyed green as part of their celebration

18. Celebrated Around the World
Here the lights on the Empire State Building in New York
City have been changed to green.

19. Celebrated Around the World
Over 75,000 people marched in this 1939 parade in New York City.

20. Celebrated Around the World
Dancers wearing Irish skirts dance in a parade in
Moscow, Russia.

21. Celebrated Around the World
In this picture United States President Barack Obama is being given a bowl of
SHAMROCKS by an Irish politician on St. Patrick’s Day.

22. Celebrated Around the World
This parade is happening in Dublin, Ireland

23. Questions??????
What Day do we celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day?
a) April 17th
b) March 12th
c) March 17th
d) December 25th

24. Questions??????
What was the original color used to celebrate St. Patrick’s
Day?
a) Purple
b) Blue
c) Yellow
d) Green

25. Questions??????
Which name is NOT another name for Saint Patrick’s Day?
a) Saint Paddy’s Day
b) Saint Ireland Day
c) Feast of Saint Patrick
d) Patrick’s Day

26. Questions??????
What work do Leprechauns do?
a) They make shoes
b) They teach in Vilar de Barrio
c) They make toys for Santa Clause
d) They play Futbol

27. Questions??????
True or False. Saint Patrick’s day is only Celebrated in
Ireland and in the USA.
True of False. The Three-leaf Clover is more common than
the Four-leaf Clover.

28. Questions??????
In which century was Saint Patrick born?
a) The 4th Century
b) The 3rd Century
c) The 21st Century
d) He was born in the future

29. Questions??????
Historically, what does St. Patrick’s Day celebrate?
a) It celebrates the Irish defeating the British in the Great
Irish War
b) It celebrates potatoes
c) It celebrates the invention of beer
d) It celebrates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland

30. Questions??????
Which is NOT a common St. Patrick’s Day tradition?
a) Pinch anyone wearing green
b) Eat corned beef and cabbage
c) Drink green beer
d) Go to a parade

31. Questions??????
Why is the Shamrock a traditional symbol of St. Patrick’s
Day?
a) It is green and smells like Irish people
b) It is very pretty
c) It was used by Saint Patrick to teach about Christianity
d) It is the most common plant in Ireland.

32. Questions??????
Where do Leprechauns hide their gold?
a) They hide it inside of shoes.
b) They hide it at the end of a Four-leaf Clover
c) They hide it at the end of a Parade
d) They hide it at the end of a Rainbow

33. Questions??????
What do the 4 leaves of the Four-Leaf Clover mean?
a) Health, Love, Beer, and Luck
b) Hope, Green, Leprechauns, and Cats
c) Happiness, Music, Food, and Ireland
d) Faith, Hope, Love, and Luck

34. Questions??????
According to Legend, what did Saint Patrick do to help the
Irish?
a) He made all of the snakes disappear from Ireland
b) He invented the Tortilla
c) He gave everyone pots of gold
d) He spent 30 years teaching English in Ireland

35. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!!