St. Patrick
He is the man who inspired St. Patrick’s Day and brought Christianity to Ireland.
St. Patrick
This color is most commonly worn on St. Patrick’s Day.
Green
This U.S. city dyes its river green every year to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Chicago
People usually wear this color on St. Patrick’s Day for good luck.
Green
This is the capital city of Ireland.
Dublin
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on this date every year.
March 17th
This famous Irish holiday food is often made with cabbage and meat.
Corned beef and cabbage
This U.S. city held one of the first St. Patrick’s Day parades in 1762.
New York City
Many cities celebrate the holiday with large events in the streets with floats, music, and dancers.
Parades
Ireland is often called this because of its green countryside.
The Emerald Isle
St. Patrick was originally from this country before he went to Ireland.
Britain
Traditional Irish music often uses this small violin-like instrument.
Many Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day because millions of immigrants came from this country in the 1800s.
Ireland
If someone is not wearing green, people may do this playful action to them.
Pinch them
St. Patrick’s Day was originally a religious feast day in Ireland, but it became an official public holiday in this century.
20th century
As a teenager, St. Patrick was taken to Ireland and worked as this type of worker on a farm.
A Shepard
This energetic Irish dance show became famous around the world in the 1990s.
Riverdance
This U.S. president with Irish ancestry hosted the first official St. Patrick’s Day reception at the White House in 1958.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Legend says this small magical creature hides a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
Leprechaun
This color was originally associated with St. Patrick, even though green is now the main color of the holiday.
Blue
According to legend, St. Patrick used this three-leaf plant to explain the Holy Trinity.
A Shamrock
This traditional Irish symbol represents good luck and has four leaves instead of three.
Four leaf clover
This major historical event in the 1840s caused many Irish people to immigrate to the United States.
Irish Potato Famine
In the United States, people sometimes drink green beer on St. Patrick’s Day. The beer becomes green when bars add this simple ingredient.
Food coloring
According to legend, St. Patrick is said to have banished all of these creatures from Ireland by driving them into the sea.
Snakes