St. Patrick's Day

On 17th March, Irish people celebrate St. Patrick's Day. It is a well-known celebration around the world, not only in Ireland. Some parades take place in the USA. Even in some European countries, Irish communities celebrate this festivity. For instance, you can see some Irish typical clothes in Irish pubs in Europe.

Let's now answer the following question, who was St. Patrick? St. Patrick was the first bishop to arrive to Ireland in order to christianize it in the fourth century A.D.

When he was about 16, he was captured from Wales by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years before escaping and returning to his family. After entering the Church, he returned to Ireland as an ordained bishop in the north and west of the island, but little is known about the places where he worked.

By the seventh century, he had come to be revered as the patron saint of Ireland. If you want to know more you can read the following article on

http://www.englishcorneratgallicum.blogspot.com.es/2012/03/st-patricks-day.html

and watch

Origins of St Patrick

Bet you didn't know about St Patrick

Would you like to know more about how Irish celebrate St.Patrick's?

Fat Dave prepares Corned Beef and cabbage in New York and Irish Stew

Dyeing Chicago River

Greening Chicago River

http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-St.-Patrick's-Day

You can visit the following website
St Patrick's festival 2015

Other traditions include greening some rivers such as Chicago's river. You can see an example in the following website.
Green Chicago River