Слайд 2Who was St. Patrick?
St. Patrick is the saint patron of Ireland.
He converted many
Irish to Christianity in the V th century.
St. Patrick died on March 17, 462.
Слайд 3St. Patrick’s Day Symbols
CHRISTIAN CROSS
LEPRECHAUN
SHAMROcK
GREEN HAT
The Irish flag is green, white and
orange.
green : (Catholic)
orange: (Protestants).
white : represents the peace
Слайд 4RAINBOW
SNAKE
HARP
VIOLIN
GOLDEN POT
Слайд 5bacon AND cARBAGE
Traditions
People wear green-coloured clothing
Слайд 6Celebration in ireland
Church services
Слайд 8In the united states
bands, firefighters, military and police groups,
social and cultural clubs
Слайд 9Chicago even dyes its river green