St. Patrick's day

St. Patrick's Day
День Святого Патрика

By Анастасия Антипина

St. Patrick's day is the national holiday of Ireland.

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It's also a popular celebration in the United States, because there are lots of Irish immigrants.

It's celebrated in the 17th of March, the date when the saint died.

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St. Patrick was born in the fourth century, and he brought Christianity to the Irish.
(St. = saint /seɪnt/ святой)

On St. Patrick's day, people usually wear green clothes. Children usually pinch those who don't wear green.

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The traditional foods are corned beef and cabbage

The traditional symbols are the shamrock, the harp and the leprechaun.

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Leprechauns are small Irish fairies, who live in the forests. They make shoes and they have lots of gold but they are unfriendly.

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This is the Irish flag. The green color represents the South of Ireland, orange represents the North. The white color represents peace between them.

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• shamrock

• leprechaun

• harp

• corned beef

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• shamrock

• leprechaun

• harp

• corned beef

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• shamrock

• leprechaun

• harp

• corned beef

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• bag of gold

• pot of gold

• pot of silver

• bag of silver

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What things do the leprechauns make?

• hats

• coats

• shoes

• pots

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What color is traditional for St. Patrick's day?

• green

• black

• purple

• grey

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• cucumber

• lettuce

• carrot

• cabbage

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• shamrock

• leprechaun

• United States

• Ireland

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• shamrock

• corned beef and cabbage

• leprechaun

• Ireland

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• shamrock

• corned beef and cabbage

• leprechaun

• Ireland

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True or False? (Правда или ложь).

St. Patrick is the national holiday of the United States.

• true

• false

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St. Patrick's day is celebrated on the 17th of May.

• true

• false

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St. Patrick was born on the fourth century.

• true

• false

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True or False? (Правда или ложь).

On St. Patrick's day people usually wear green clothes.

• true

• false

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The traditional food on St. Patrick's is fish and chips.

• true

• false

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The traditional symbols are the shamrock and the guitar.

• true

• false

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True or False? (Правда или ложь).

Leprechauns usually live in the forests.

• true

• false

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True or False? (Правда или ложь).

Leprechauns are friendly fairies.

• true

• false

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True or False? (Правда или ложь).

The Irish flag is green, white and orange.

• true

• false

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The green color represents ...

• The North of Ireland

• The South of Ireland

• The West of Ireland

• peace

• The East of Ireland

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The white color represents ...

• The North of Ireland

• The South of Ireland

• The West of Ireland

• peace

• The East of Ireland

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The orange color represents ...

• The North of Ireland

• The South of Ireland

• The West of Ireland

• peace

• The East of Ireland