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St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
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The Irish Flag People from the South (Catholic) Peace. People from the Northh (Protestant)
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St. Patrick’s Day Irish symbols. ShamrocksLeprechauns Harps
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St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock comes from the GAELIC “seamrog” = summer plant In ancient Ireland, shamrocks were thought to have magical powers, and number 3 was a powerful number.
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St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun comes from the GAELIC “leipreachan” = DUENDECILLO Leprechauns love gold!!
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St. Patrick’s Day In ancient Ireland, harps were played to tell stories and sing songs. Harps are depicted on Irish coins since 1500.
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St. Patrick’s Day Green is the colour of Ireland. Ireland is “The Emerald Isle”
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St. Patrick’s Day On Saint Patrick’s Day the most common colour is………….. GREEN!!!
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St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated all around the world!!!
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What did Saint Patrick do? He drove all the snakes out of Ireland.
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HAPPY St. Patrick’s Day!!
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