ESO1 SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

St. Patrick: why green?

Green was not the first colour associated with St. Patrick, so just how did green come to represent this holiday? Watch this video and find out.

ESO 2: MORE FUN FACTS ABOUT SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

ESO3 FUN FACTS ABOUT SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Fun Facts about St. Patrick's Day

The actual color of St. Patrick is blue. Green became associated with St. Patrick's Day during the 19th century. Green, in Irish legends, was worn by fairies and immortals, and also by people to encourage their crops to grow. St. Patrick did not actually drive snakes out of Ireland; the snakes represent the pagans that he converted to Christianity.

The very first St. Patrick's Day parade was not in Ireland. It was in Boston in 1737. In Chicago, on St. Patrick's Day, the rivers are dyed green. Mayor Daley is also of Irish descent. In Seattle, there is a ceremony where a green stripe is painted down the roads. Most Catholics attend mass in the morning and then attend the St. Patrick's Day parade. Shamrocks are worn on the lapel on this day.

In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, people traditionally wear a small bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps. Children wear orange, white and green badges, and women and girls wear green ribbons in their hair Many young people dye their hair green for the special day. Many people wear green on this holiday to avoid being pinched. The phrase, "Drowning The Shamrock" is from the custom of floating the shamrock on the top of whiskey before drinking it. The Irish believe that if you keep the custom, then you will have a prosperous year. Many bars in the United States, and abroad, serve green beer to celebrate St. Patty's Day. Lucky Charms, a favorite cereal brand among many, young and old, was created in 1963, with its popular mascot, Lucky the Leprechaun. Its jig is a memorable tune for many, including the young at  heart:

Hearts, Stars, and Horseshoes
Clovers and Blue moons
Pots of gold and rainbows,
And the red balloon That’s the luck of me lucky charms!
Their magically delicious!

Enjoy Christmas!

To all my students and their families!!

The Spirit of the Holidays: Gifts of Hope

The situation we're living nowadays is really difficult for lots of families. Our school is always trying to help other people. And the first step to help others is to consider our own situation. Do we live better? Do we have unnecessary things which can be consider luxurious? Could we do without many of the things we have?

Have a look at this video and think about it?

READING COMPREHENSION: RED NOSE DAY

RED NOSE DAY

Red Nose Day is a UK-wide fundraising event organised by Comic Relief every two years. On Red Nose Day everyone, including celebrities, is encouraged to cast inhibitions aside, put on a Red Nose and do something funny for money.

Red Nose Day unites the entire nation in trying to make a difference to the lives of countless people across Africa and the UK who are facing terrible injustice or living in desperate poverty.

And now that we know what Red Nose Day is, let's try with this reading ... and don't forget to do the True/False exercise.

Red Nose Day