1. Sarah Walker
Saint Patrick’s Day
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2. St. Patrick’s Day Ideas:

3. KWL Chart:

4. Fun Facts: St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17th
Children typically wear orange on St. Patrick’s day
Adults wear a bunch of clovers on their coats
34 million Americans have Irish ancestry
There are 10,000 3-leaf clovers to every 1 lucky 4-leaf clover

5. Our flag and their flag White: Signifies purity and innocence
Red: Signifies valor and bravery
Blue: Signifies vigilance, perseverance, and justice
Green: Represents the Catholic Church
Orange: Represents the Protestant Church
White: Represents the peace between them that brings them together as a nation

6. What do we get from Ireland?
Peat and Moss for Gardening Religion Musical Instruments

7. Are we really that different?
Irish people celebrate Christmas, Halloween, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, and other holidays as well as we do.
People in Ireland are rural, which in WV we are a rural state.
One difference is Religion
Another is that St. Patrick’s Day is their national holiday in the republic, while we have the Fourth of July

8. Saint Patrick's Day History from the History Channel
Irish Video:
Saint Patrick's Day History from the History Channel