G'day all
I hope that by now most of you are up to date with the blog activities. Once I hand back your corrected work tday then you can add it to your blog. Can you all make sure you have a link on your blog to mine and also at least one other link to a classmate. Ask me to show you if you don't know how to do it!
Thursday, the 17th March is my country, Ireland's National Day. Can you do a Google search and find out what the holiday is called and in Comments at the end of this post, write 2 things that are associated with the day?
What do you talk about when you're with friends? Have a listen to this casual conversation between two friends and complete the worksheet too.
Have a good week and happy blogging!
The Ireland's National Day is called Saint Patrick's Day. It is named after Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland.Originally, the colour associated with Saint Patrick was blue. Over the years the colour green and its association with Saint Patrick's day grew.
ReplyDeleteSaint Patrick's Day is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick ,the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland. It originated as a Catholic holiday and became an official feast day in the early 17th century. It has gradually become more of a secular celebration of Irish culture.
ReplyDeleteSaint Patrick's day is celebrated in many places around the world. It is well know that for that day people have to wear something green,because according to legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish people.
ReplyDeleteAlso they drink beer as a popular tradition to celebrate.cheers!!!
The Ireland's National Day is called Saint Patrick's Day.whether Irish or not, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th, the anniversary of his death. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are commonly associated with many things green:
ReplyDelete1-Most people consider Corned Beef and Cabbage (green) to be the taditional “Irish meal”.
2- Green beer the most popular drink .
3- The Chicago River being dyed green,has become as much a tradition for St. Patrick’s Day.
Ireland's national day is St Patrick’s Day,the 17th of March.It's a public and religious holiday.It's celebrated by wearing something green on the clothes, usually people wear shamrock(three-leaved plant).
ReplyDeleteSaint Patrick's Day is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland. It originated as a Catholic holiday and became an official feast day in the early 17th century. It has gradually become more of a secular celebration of Irish culture.
ReplyDeleteAt that day people will:
Attending mass or service, attending parades, attending céilithe, wearing shamrocks, wearing green, drinking Irish beer, drinking Irish whiskey
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in the whole of Ireland on 17 March, in honour of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
ReplyDeleteSt.Patrick’s Day is celebrated with parades in the large cities, the wearing of the green and drinking Guinness (traditional drink of Ireland).
The National Day of Ireland is St Patrick's Day, the patron saint of Ireland. He died on 17 March of 461 AD and since that date the 17th used to be a National Day of Ireland.
ReplyDeleteSt Patrick used the three leaved shamrock to explain how the trinity of father, son and Holy spirit exists as seperate parts of the same being.Thats why his followers celebrate in parades wearing a shamrocks(green clothes) and drink a Guinness (traditional drink of Ireland).
Happy National Day.
Ireland's national day is also called ST.Patrick's day,It's a religious holday celebrated internationally on 17 March, in honour of ST Patrick the most commonly recognised of the paton Sain of Irland.It's widely celebrated by the the Irish diaspora.
ReplyDelete