Paul, one of the language assistants at our school is Irish... So... Why not take advantage of his good old memories of Saint Patrick´s Day!
March 17th is a day for fun and festivities in many countries, and it's a day to celebrate being Irish! It's Saint Patrick's day, the day of Ireland's Patron Saint. Across the world on this day, you'll see people and places becoming green. Buildings are colourfully decorated with lights and people wear any green clothes that they can get their hands on.
One of the biggest celebrations on this day is the Saint Patrick's day parade. The parade features anything and everything Irish, and community groups such as schools, bands, football teams and generally anything local are often seen marching or taking part in them. This can be quite an exciting event for kids, and I remember my own childhood experiences of sitting on top of my Dad's shoulders to get a good view of the passing floats (the streets are normally quite crowded so being able to get on someone's shoulders provides an excellent view point!) Firemen in the parade often throw handfuls of lollipops into the crowd and people dressed as mischievous leprechauns often spray water from water guns at onlookers. As people get older, the focus of Saint Patrick's day tends to move away from the parade and more towards sitting down with friends in a local pub and enjoying a good Irish pint of guinness, Ireland's favourite beer.
So next Saint Patrick's day put on some green and let's celebrate the Irish!
And here's a short video about the history of Saint Patrick himself:
Happy Saint Patrick's day!
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