Presentation made by Taylor Matherly to tell the students at CPI Tino Grandío about this celebration.

1. Saint Patrick’s Day
Taylor Matherly

2. Saint Patrick’s Day
• March 17th
– The day Saint Patrick died in year
461
• Lá Fhéile Pádraig
• Christain feast day since the
1600s
• Celebrates the arrival of
Christianity to Ireland and Irish
culture in general
Leprechaun

3. Saint Patrick
• Patron saint of Ireland
• Born in Britain around 385
• Was kidnapped when he was 16 by Irish
pirates and was made a slave
Saint
Patrick’s
Cathedral
in Dublin

4. Saint Patrick
• Escaped slavery in Ireland after 6 years
• He became a priest in Britain and returned to
Ireland years later and converted the Irish to
Christianity (the Irish were Pagan)
Saint
Patrick’s
Cathedral
in New
York
• Also said that he
banished all of
the snakes from
Ireland (myth,
although there
really aren t
snakes in Ireland)

5. Traditions
• Attending mass
• Parades
• Festivals
• Wearing green
• Drinking Irish beer,whiskey
and liqour (Guinness,
Jameson and Baileys are
typical)
• A break from Lent
– People are allowed to eat and
drink whatever they want on
this one day

6. Shamrocks
• A symbol used for Irish identity (as
well as the color green)
– Was used by pro-Irish independence
groups
• The 3 leaves represent the Holy
Trinity
– Father, Son and Holy Spirit
– This is how Saint Patrick taught the
Irish

7. Celebrations in Ireland
Downpatrick (Northern Ireland)
Cork
Dublin
Belfast (Northern Ireland) Omagh (Northern Ireland)

8. Celebrations Around the World
Sydney Chicago Moscow
Washington DC
London
Quebec

9. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGAzBD
E454 (Riverdance)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q356P316
yX8 (Irish dancing)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqihczSsLK
A (Irish music)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuaAGew
aXeY (Parade in Dublin)