ST. PATRICK´S DAY

By: Ion Zumárraga, Rafael de Miguel, Jaime Menéndez 3ºf

Intruduction

St . Patrick´s day is a religious holiday that conmemorates the death of St. Patrick but is recognized as the arrival of cristianity to Ireland.It is celebrated on the 17th of march

The day is generally characterised by the attendance of church services,wearing of green attire (especially shamrocks), and the lifting of Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol, which is often proscribed during the rest of the season

The Wearing Of Green

Originally, the colour associated with Saint Patrick was blue. Over the years the colour green and its association with Saint Patrick's day grew. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick's Day as early as the 17th century. In the 1798 rebellion, in hopes of making a political statement, Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on 17 March in hopes of catching public attention. The phrase "the wearing of the green", meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing, derives from a song of the same name.

St. Patrick´s Day In IrelandSaint Patrick's feast day, as a kind of national day, was already being celebrated by the Irish in Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries. In later times he became more and more widely known as the patron of Ireland.

In 1903, Saint Patrick's Day became an official public holiday in Ireland. This was thanks to:

An act of the United Kingdom Parliament introduced by Irish Member of Parliament James O'Mara. O'Mara later introduced the law that required that pubs and bars be closed on 17 March after drinking got out of hand, a provision that was repealed in the 1970s.

St. Patrick´s Day In Other Countries

Besides from Ireland St. Patrick´s day is celebrated in other countries in different ways like :

Belfast, Mánchester, Birmingham, London, Coatbridge, Montreal, Boston, Filadelfia, Chicago, Kansas, Savannah, Denver, Scranton y Toronto.

A very tipical way to celebrate is is painting everything green for example in Chicago they stain their´river green.

Fun Facts

. On St. Patrick´s day the drinking law in lifted but the smoking law is harder than ever

. Over 2000 people have claimed to seen a lepecaunt on St. Patrick´s Day ( these people were drunk )

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