St. patrick's day
- 2. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ST. PATRICK’S DAY? Have you ever heard of St. Patrick’s Day? Where does this celebration come from? Where is it celebrated? Who is honored in this day? Which is the story behind this day? What is typical from St. Patrick's Day?
- 3. WHERE IS ST. PATRICK’S DAY FROM? IRELAND
- 4. IRELAND
- 5. Patron saint & national apostle of Ireland He wrote Confessio and Epistola He was born in the Roman Britain in the 4th Century Captured & taken to Ireland, working as a slave herding sheep Escaped to Britain & converted to Christianity Returned to Ireland in his 20s SAINT PATRICK
- 6. Time for a little bit of history! You will be shown a video which summarizes the life of St. Patrick. During this first watch, just focus on watching it and trying to understand as much as you can: SAINT PATRICK’S HISTORY
- 8. SAINT PATRICK’S HISTORY Now it is time to watch the video for a second time. Try to focus on the specific information needed to understand the following questions: 1) When was Patrick officially named saint? 2) Did Patrick really drive all the snakes from Ireland? 3) Which was the official religion of the Roman Empire? 4) What happened to Patrick by the age of 16? 5) How many years was Patrick a slave? 6) Who told Patrick to go back to Ireland 20 years after he escaped? 7) What did Patrick used to explain the Irish the Holy Trinity? 8) What is the Holy Trinity? 9) How did the Irish see the shamrock? 10) When did St. Patrick die? What do you think the snakes symbolize?
- 9. 7) What did Patrick used to explain the Irish the Holy Trinity? Shamrock 8) What is the Holy Trinity? God is one god but three persons 9) How did the Irish see the shamrock? As a sacred symbol 10) When did St. Patrick die? March 17th, 493 AD What do you think the snakes symbolize? The “evil” Pagans SAINT PATRICK’S HISTORY 1) When was Patrick officially named saint? No church has ever officially named him Saint. 1) Did Patrick really drive all the snakes from Ireland? No 2) Which was the official religion of the Roman Empire? Christianity 3) What happened to Patrick by the age of 16? Irish piratestook him as their prisoner 1) How many years was Patrick a slave? 6 years 1) Who told Patrick to go back to Ireland 20 years after he escaped? God
- 10. THE SHAMROCK
- 12. ST. PATRICK’S DAY What do we celebrate? How is it celebrated? Where and when was the first St. Patrick’s parade? Why wearing green clothes and shamrocks? The luck of the Irish
- 13. ST. PATRICK’S DAY What do we celebrate? o Arrival of Christianity to Ireland o The Irish heritage & culture How is it celebrated? o Public parades & festivals o Céilithe o Wearing of the green Where and when was the first St. Patrick’s parade? o New York, 1762 Why wearing green clothes and shamrocks? o Ireland = “Emerald isle” o Color used by several revolutionary groups in Ireland o Celebrate the spirit of the Irish The luck of the Irish: o Wear green o Find a four-leaf clover o Kiss the blarney stone o Catch a leprechaun if you can!
- 14. ST. PATRICK’S DAY Dyeing the Chicago river green for Saint Patrick’s Day! Since 1962.
- 15. LEPRECHAUNS Fairies paid the leprechauns for their work with golden coins, which they collect in large pots - the famous “pots of gold” often associated with leprechauns. It is said that if you follow a leprechaun, you could discover where it’s hidden the treasure!