SAINT PATRICK´S

DAY

Members:
Marcela Saavedra
Laura Marcela Silva
Johan Nicolas Castiblanco
Alexander Castro
Rocío García Huertas
WHEN AND WHERE IS IT CELEBRATED?

 St Patrick's Day is a global celebration

of Irish culture on or around March 17.
It particularly remembers St Patrick,
one of Ireland's patron saints, who
ministered Christianity in Ireland
during the fifth century. St Patrick's
Day is celebrated in countries with
people of Irish descent.
 HISTORY
Saint Patrick’s Day, feast day (March 17) of St.
Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. Born in Roman
Britain in the late 4th century, he was
kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to
Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned
about 432 to convert the Irish to Christianity.
By the time of his death on March 17, 461, he
had established monasteries, churches, and
schools. Many legends grew up around him—for
example, that he drove the snakes out of
Ireland and used the shamrock to explain the
Trinity. Ireland came to celebrate his day with
religious services and feasts.
Traditional food
and drinks Saint
Patrick's day
The food that
cannot be missing
 The traditional menu that is
celebrated on St. Patrick's Day
in Ireland is cabbage to start,
an Irish meat stew, potatoes
with shallots as an
accompaniment, and some
delicious scones for dessert,
called scones. And all, of
course, washed down with large
amounts of Irish 'green' beer.
 Saint Patrick day
in América
Many people eat corned beef and
cabbage on St. Patrick's Day
It is not, however, a traditional Irish
meal, It is what Americans think the
Irish eat.
In Ireland, they prefer ham or bacon
with cabbage.
Other St. Patrick's Day
Meals
 Irish stew: It is the quintessential Irish stew. It is a
meat and vegetable stew made with lamb meat.
It is one of the best known dishes of Irish
gastronomy ... one could almost say that it is the
national dish.
 Colcannon: It is a simple mashed potato
accompanied with onion and cabbage leaves. It
is a basic garnish.
 Cottage pie: It is a salty tart cooked in the
oven. Its filling is made with minced meat,
which is covered with mashed potatoes.
There is another cake, made only with potato
in Irish cuisine, called boxti.
 Allusive cookies: You can't miss all kinds of
desserts and cookies representing Ireland
Drinks

Beer is undoubtedly the favorite

drink of the Irish. Beer lovers will not
find a better way to celebrate Saint
Patrick than enjoying, once again, the
bitter taste of a black beer like the
classic Guinness, or those from the
south of the Island, Beamish or
Murphy’s.

Whiskey is another badge of this day.

IrishCoffee has an honorable

mention in our lines. Composed of
coffee, whiskey, fresh cream and
accompanied with cocoa or cinnamon
 CURIOUS FACTS
1. The color of 3. It was a
the celebration religious
was blue and holiday so it
they changed it was forbidden
to green to drink beer

2. Who goes out

without 4. The first
something green, show is
must be pinched celebrated in
Boston EE.UU
5. Guinness beer
managed to be 8. The consumption
celebrated of beer in the world
worldwide doubles on St.
Patrick's Day

7. Saint Patrick was

not Irish ... nor was
he called Patrick

6. In Chicago, 9. Saint Patrick

the tradition of explained the
painting rivers Holy Trinity in a
and lakes green three-leaf
was born. clover