Culture
What colors represent St.Patrick's Day?
Green, white, and orange
What religion did St.Patrick practice?
Christianity
What do rainbows represent?
God's promise to never flood the Earth again
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represent
représenter
What is the date of St.Patrick's Day every year?
March 17th
What are common instruments played on St.Patrick's Day?
Bagpipes, fiddles, and accordians
In what century (100 years) did St.Patrick live?
The 5th century
What do these things represent?
Clovers, horseshoes, rabbit's feet, pots of gold
Things that are lucky
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charitable
charitable
What do the leaves on a 4-leaf clover represent?
Love, faith, hope, and luck
What is the name of the river that is dyed green?
The Chicago River
For how long was he a slave?
6 years
How do you get a leprechaun to reveal its pot of gold?
Catch it!
Traduire:
pincer
pinch
Why do we celebrate St.Patrick's Day on the 17th of March?
Because that is when St.Patrick died.
Why is the leprechaun used for St.Patrick's Day?
Example:
Because it represents Irish culture and its celtic origins
What did he use to represent the Holy Trinity?
The 3-leaf clover / Shamrock
What belief to these myths come from?
Celtic and ancient pagan beliefs
Translate:
reveal
révéler
Do you celebrate St.Patricks Day? Why or why not?
Example:
I celebrate St.Patricks day by wearing green because I think it's fun and don't want to be pinched!
How did St.Patrick's Day come to the United States?
Example:
Irish immigrants who came to the U.S. shared the holiday to celebrate their culture
Explain why we celebrate St.Patrick today
Because he was very charitable and travelled throughout all of Ireland to share his beliefs despite hardship.
Why do you get pinched if you don't wear green?
Because leprechauns can see people who don't wear green and pinch them. People who do wear green are safe.
Traduirez et utilisez dans une phrase EN ANGLAIS:
laïque
Example:
St.Patrick's day started as a Christian holiday, but has become a secular celebration of Irish culture.
What myth did the picture on slide 2 represent?
The myth of St.Patrick driving away all the snakes on Ireland out into the sea