08 March 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

St. Patrick's Day - Don't make a parade out it!!!!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y07at1bU89Q

Many people around the world celebrate St Patrick's Day on the March 17th

He is the most commonly recognised Patron saint of Ireland and commemorates Christianity being introduced to this Emerald Isle.

However - St Patrick was not Irish; he was from Wales and therefore Welsh. He used the Humble Shamrock as a teaching tool, using the three-leafed plant to explain the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) to educate the pagan Irish. But today everyone associates this Saint as a Saint for Ireland.

The tradition of St Patrick's Day begins with Christian services and people wearing green clothing. The merriment begins and drinking starts early! Nowadays people celebrate this day usually in an Irish bar somewhere in the world drinking a pint after pint of Guinness.

The main festival in Dublin, Ireland is over a period of four days with parades, funfairs, beer festivals, treasure hunts and of course walking in the footsteps of St Patrick himself. However the most exercise for the day would be your arm - and the amounts of Guinness you can drink during this period.

Boston in the USA lays claim to the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in 1737. It was the people of New York who got together and had the first organised parade in 1766.

....today, about 36 million Americans claim Irish descent.

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KEYWORDS

Word	Image	Definition	Example	Listen
Celebrate		Acknowledge a significant day or event with a social gathering.	How will you celebrate your birthday?	Listen
Drink		To ingest a liquid	I drink coffee in the morning.	Listen
Parade		A large public procession, usually including a marching band	Lets go on the Love parade!	Listen
Patron		A supporter or protector	Patron saint	Listen
Emerald		A rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem	An emerald carpet	Listen
Merriment		Happiness	The merriment got out of hand	Listen
Shamrock		A plant having leaves divided into three leaflets	The four-leafed Clover is a symbol	Listen
Treasure Hunt		A game in which players act upon successive clues and are eventually directed to a prize	The pirates were on a Treasure Hunt	Listen

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