St. Patrick's Life
Symbols
Parades & Traditions
Ireland Facts
Irish Food & Dance
100

This saint is honored each year on March 17 for his religious work in Ireland.

St. Patrick

100

People wear this color on St. Patrick’s Day.

green

100

The first U.S. parade for St. Patrick’s Day took place in this city.

New York City

100

St. Patrick brought this religion to Ireland.

Christianity

200

At 16, St. Patrick was taken from Britain and brought to Ireland for this reason.

slavery

200

This green symbol represents the Holy Trinity in Irish Christianity.

shamrock

200

In Chicago, this body of water is dyed green for the celebration.

Chicago River

200

Ireland is often called this because of its lush landscape.

Emerald Isle

300

After escaping slavery, he returned to this country to teach Christianity.

Ireland

300

These magical beings are said to hide gold at the end of a rainbow.

leprechauns

300

This country hosts one of the biggest St. Patrick's Day parades outside Ireland.

United States

300

The capital city of Ireland.

Dublin

300

In St. Patrick's Day the food is colored...

green

400

St. Patrick used this three-leaf plant to explain a religious concept.

shamrock

400

This plant is often used to decorate during St. Patrick’s Day.

clover

400

This is a traditional reason for wearing green: to avoid being pinched by these.

leprechauns

400

The Irish flag has these three colors.

green, white, and orange

400

This meat and vegetable dish became popular with Irish-Americans.

corned beef and cabbage

500

Many say St. Patrick removed these animals from Ireland, though it's symbolic.

snakes

500

Leprechauns are best described using this adjective.

mischievous

500

The first parades for St. Patrick’s Day were organized by these people in the military.

Irish soldiers

500

The green in Ireland’s flag symbolizes this group

Catholics

500

This Irish dance show is famous worldwide for its fast footwork.

Riverdance

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