SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a cultural and religious celebration ,the patron saint of Ireland
Celebrations
generally involve public parades and festivals, Irish traditional
music sessions, and the wearing of green clothes
, shamrocks or green accessories as
symbols of good luck.
Christians may also attend church services, and the restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol are lifted for the day. Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.
IES Fuente Roniel has also wanted to commemorate this day with bilingual students from the groups of 1st and 2nd ESO, doing diferent activities in History and English classes
In History students watched a video in English about the history of Saint Patrick and later they made a shamrock to wear as a badge or pin.
In English students watched a video about how Irish people celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day: people wearing green clothes, the beautiful parade and the happiness of pople in this day. After this they were doing some activities to learn specific vocabulary about Saint Patrick.
