There is a famous phrase, ‘Everyone wants to be Irish on St Patrick's Day.’ But, what does it mean?
St Patrick's Day is a national holiday for the Irish. It is celebrated on 17 March, the day when St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died.
St Patrick's Day is celebrated with some traditional music, meals (Irish bacon, corned beef and cabbage), Irish sporting events, street parades and plenty of drinks. People drink typical green beer then. In fact, everything is themed around green – shamrocks (St Patrick explained the Holy Trinity by using the shamrock), snakes (St Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland) and leprechauns with green hats and pots of gold (purely American invention). People traditionally wear a small bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps, children wear orange, white and green badges (the colours of Irish flag) and women and girls wear green ribbons in their hair.
No St Patrick’s Day can be imagined without silly jokes, riddles and blessings. Here are a few popular ones:
What do you get when two leprechauns have a conversation?
- A lot of small talk.
Why did St Patrick drive all the snakes out of Ireland?
- It was too far for them to crawl.
Why would you never iron a four-leaf clover?
- Because you shouldn’t press your luck.
Why do people wear shamrocks on St Patrick’s Day?
- Real rocks are too heavy!
Where can gold always be found?
- In the dictionary.
To sum up, St Patrick's Day is a time for fun and good laughter! So, why not be Irish on 17 March?
Prepared by Dragana Videnov, an English teacher
PS Go to http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/st.patricksday/games.htm and have fun playing St Patrick’s Day games!
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