1. St. PATRICK'S DAY
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2. INDEX:
- St. Patrick's day history.
- Vocabulary
- Colour the rainbow.
- Funny costumes.
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3. St. Patrick's day history
S t . P a t r ic k ' s D a y f a lls o n M a r c h 1 7 t h . I t h o n o r s S a in t P a t r ic k ,
t h e P a t r o n S a in t o f I r e la n d , w h o w a s e x e c u t e d o n M a r c h 1 7 ,
a b ou t A .D . 4 6 1 .
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4. S a in t P a t r ic k , t h e p a t r o n s a in t o f I r e la n d , w a s b o r n in G r e a t
B r it a in t o a w e a lt h y A ld e r m a n a n d C h r is t ia n . A t 1 6 P a t r ic k w a s
k id n a p p e d b y p ir a t e s a n d s o ld in t o s la v e r y in I r e la n d . H e
m a n a g e d t o e s c a p e c a p t iv it y s ix y e a r s , la t e r . R e t u r n in g t o
E n g la n d h e b e lie v e d it w a s h is r e s p o n s ib ilit y t o b r in g
C h r is t ia n it y t o t h e I r is h .
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5. T h e le g e n d s a b o u t S a in t P a t r ic k a r e w h a t m o s t p e o p le a s s o c ia t e
w it h S t . P a t r ic k ' s D a y . I t is s a id h e u s e d t h e s h a m r o c k t o
e x p la in t h e c o n c e p t o f t h e h o ly t r in it y t o t h e I r is h . S h o w in g
t h e m t h e t h r e e le a f e d c lo v e r h e e x p la in e d t h a t G o d t h e
F a t h e r , t h e S o n a n d t h e H o ly S p ir it w e r e t h r e e p a r t s o f t h e
s a m e d iv in it y . M a n y p e o p le b e lie v e t h is is h o w s h a m r o c k s c a m e
t o b e id e n t if ie d w it h S t . P a t r ic k a s w e ll a s I r e la n d , b e c o m in g
it s n a t io n a l s y m b o l.
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6. VOCABULARY
● Leprechaun ● Pots of gold ● Shamrocks
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7. Colour the rainbow.
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8. FUNNY COSTUMES
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