Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17th.
Who exactly was Saint Patrick?
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and
he is accredited with bringing Christianity to this country.
The dates of Saint Patrick’s life cannot be fixed
with certainly but it is believed he was a missionary in the
second half of the fifth century.
There is a legend that credits St. Patrick with
teaching the Irish about the Holy Trinity using a shamrock, a
three-leafed plant, to illustrate the three divine persons in
one God.
Even today when we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,
green shamrocks are the favourite decorations. This day is
widely celebrated in the world in places like Great Britain,
Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand,
to mention just a few.
In New York City there is a St. Patrick’s Day
Parade held on 5th Avenue. For that day even the
white line on the street is painted green!” It’s not a public
holiday so offices and schools, except for Catholic schools, are
all open.
On St. Patrick’s Day the class can “celebrate” by
wearing something Green!!
For young students, a simple dictionary activity
can be used to celebrate this day.
The students have to make up a list of adjectives, verbs and
nouns that begin with the letter P.
Ex. Adjectives
pretty, perfect, poor, positive
Verbs ( including past tense
and past participle)
to play
played
played
to prepare prepared
prepared
Nouns
picture puzzle pan
party pencil people penny
A Nice Thought
“St. Patrick’s day is an enchanted
time—a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s
magic.”