St.

Patrick’s Day is celebrated on the 17th In North America,some cities paint the
of March . St. Patrick is the patron saint of yellow street lines green for the day!
Ireland. But this day is also celebrated in
other countries around the world: the In Chicago, the Chicago River is
coloured with a special dye and the
USA, Canada, the UK and many more.
water turns green for a few hours.
There are big parades in Dublin, New York,
In A Coruña (Spain) the Tower of
Chicago. The biggest parade takes place in
Hercules is decorated in green.
New York.

According to legend St.

Patrick drove the snakes out
of Ireland. There are no
snakes in Ireland now!!!
 
In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day,
people traditionally wear small
  shamrocks on their jackets or caps.

The harp and the shamrock are And everybody wears green not to
symbols of Ireland. be pinched!

The colour green is also associated

with Ireland, which is also known
as “the Emerald Isle.” A leprechaun is an Irish elf or fairy.
He is a small man with red hair. He
wears shiny black leather shoes with
silver buckles, because they are
excellent shoemakers. According to
If you catch a leprechaun on legend, each leprechaun guards a
 
St. Patrick´s Day, he will give pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
you his pot of gold!!!

LUCK OF THE IRISH!!!

The Irish flag is green, white and
orange. The green symbolizes the
people of the south, and the orange,
the people of the north. White
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two.
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CORONAVIRUS CHALLENGE - TASK 2

True (T) or false (F) at the end of each sentence. Correct the false statements.

1. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on the 16th of March.

2. The biggest parade takes place in Dublin.

3. St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland.

4. In A Coruña, the Tower of Hercules is decorated in green on this day.

5. A leprechaun is an English elf or fairy dressed in green.

6. Leprechauns are excellent carpenters.

7. Leprechauns keep their pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

8. Another name for Ireland is the Gold Isle.

9. The Irish flag has got 2 colours: green and orange.

10. The harp and the shamrock are symbols of Ireland.

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