ALL ABOUT SAINT PATRICK'S DAY
St. Patrick's Day is March 17. Schools, banks, and post office are not closed.
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Many Irish people came to live in America.
They brought their holiday with them.
People who are not Irish can enjoy St. Patrick's Day, too.
There are parades on St.Patrick's Day. Bagpipes play Irish music.
People dance jigs and sing Irish songs.
Green is everywhere on St.Patrick's Day. People wear green clothes:
green shirts,green socks, green ties, or just a green flower or ribbon.
Green coloring is added to cakes, cookes, and even beer.
Favorite foods on this day are corned beef and cabbage and Irish stew .
Symbols of St.Patrick's Day are the shamrock The shillelagh and leprechauns
**jigs**......................a very fast dance
**Irish stew **........... lamb, onions, and potatoes cooked in a thick gravy
**shamrock**............a three-leaf clover
**shillelagh**.............a wooden club
**leprechauns**........tiny little men
St. Patrick's Day is March 17. Schools, banks, and post office are not closed.
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Many Irish people came to live in America.
They brought their holiday with them.
People who are not Irish can enjoy St. Patrick's Day, too.
There are parades on St.Patrick's Day. Bagpipes play Irish music.
People dance jigs and sing Irish songs.
Green is everywhere on St.Patrick's Day. People wear green clothes:
green shirts,green socks, green ties, or just a green flower or ribbon.
Green coloring is added to cakes, cookes, and even beer.
Favorite foods on this day are corned beef and cabbage and Irish stew .
Symbols of St.Patrick's Day are the shamrock The shillelagh and leprechauns
**jigs**......................a very fast dance
**Irish stew **........... lamb, onions, and potatoes cooked in a thick gravy
**shamrock**............a three-leaf clover
**shillelagh**.............a wooden club
**leprechauns**........tiny little men