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In Ireland St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday. St. Patrick is supposed to be born around the year 389. He died on March 17, the day when his memory is honoured.
Вставка рисункаWhen 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 able to
escape to France
and after 14 years
of study, in the
year 432, he
returned to Ireland
as a bishop.
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 national
colour.
Вставка рисунка Shamrock
means ‘a
little clover’
in Gaelic
and it is the
emblem of
Ireland
which is
connected
with the
legend of
St. Patrick.
Вставка рисунка 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
Вставка рисунка Shops prepare
green food:
green bread,
green ice-
cream, green
milk shakes.
People eat
corned beef and
cabbage and
drink Irish
coffee. Irish
songs can be
heard on the
radio.
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