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SAINT PATRICK´S DAY!

Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland.
Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish, and the wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the day.


Vocabulary: Ireland: Irlanda, green: verde, in March: en marzo, rainbow: arcoiris, good luck!: ¡buena suerte!, Clover: shamrock: trébol, Saint Patrick´s Day: día de San Patricio Limerick: poema de cinco versos, pot-of-gold: caldero de oro, four-leafed-clover, parade: desfile, wish: deseo, Irish: irlandés.


A leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man, clad in a red or green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief. The leprechauns spend all their time busily making shoes, and store away all their coins in a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

If ever captured by a human, the leprechaun has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for their release. Popular depiction shows the leprechaun as being no taller than a small child, with a beard and hat.






Saint Patrick is traditionally thought to have lived "between 432-461 A.D., but more recent scholarship moves the dates up a bit." At the age of sixteen he was kidnapped from his native land of the Roman British Isles by a band pirates, and sold into slavery in Ireland. Saint Patrick worked as a shepherd and turned to religion for solace. After six years of slavery he escaped to the Irish coast andfled home to Britain.


While back in his homeland, Patrick decided to become a priest and then decided to return to Ireland after dreaming that the voices of the Irish people were calling him to convert them to Christianity.


After studying and preparing for several years, Patrick traveled back to Ireland as a Christian missionary. Although there were already some Christians living in Ireland, St. Patrick was able to bring upon a massive religious shift to Christianity by converting people of power. Says Prof. Owens, "[St. Patrick] is credited with converting the nobles; who set an example which the people followed."


But Patrick's desire to spread of Christianity was not met without mighty opposition. Prof. Owens explains, "Patrick ran into trouble with the local pagan priesthood, the druids: and there are many stories about his arguments with them as well as his survival of plots against them." He laid the groundwork for the establishment of hundreds of monasteries and churches that eventually popped up across the Irish country to promote Christianity.


Saint Patrick is also credited with bringing written word to Ireland through the promotion of the study of legal texts and the Bible, says Prof. Owens. Previous to Patrick, storytelling and history were reliant on memory and orally passing down stories.


Patrick's mission in Ireland is said to have lasted for thirty years. It is believe he died in the 5th century on March 17, which is the day St. Patrick's Day is commemorated each year.


The first year St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in America in 1737 in Boston, Massachusetts. The first official St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City in 1766. As the saying goes, on this day "everybody is Irish!" Over 100 U.S. cities now hold Saint Patrick's Day parades. 





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Desde estas páginas, os vamos a ir indicando cómo mejorar vuestro conocimiento del inglés. Por supuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuesto, lo mejor es atender en las clases de vuestros profes de inglés…

Pero hay otras maneras, que os iremos contando, como os acabamos de decir… una muy especial es VIAJAR a los países de habla inglesa, especialmente a Inglaterra (y si es, concretamente, a Oxford, ya ni te cuento…)

Por eso, os traemos esta tabla, donde los profes y personal del cole cuentan a dónde han viajado.

¿Has viajado alguna vez a algún país de habla inglesa?


Países/lugares visitados
Cuándo lo visitó
Algo de aquella experiencia
Alguna foto
Susana

No




Carmen

Inglaterra




Irene

USA, Inglaterra, Escocia, Irlanda
En muchas ocasiones
Aprendí inglés e hice un montón de amigos.

Emilio

USA
2002-2006-2010
Los parques nacionales, muy interesante.

Luís

Malta

2008
Una isla muy especial

Juan

No




Chon

No




Paki

Ámsterdam

Tenía 40 años
Me encantó

Melisa

USA, Inglaterra, Irlanda, Italia, Amsterdam, Alemania, Luxemburgo, Portugal, Bélgica
En varios años
Muchos recuerdos, experiencias y fotos.

Mª Ángeles
No






Sabina
No



Silvia
Londres

19 años
Muy interesante
Ester
No



María José
Londres
Diciembre 2009
Muy divertida
Rosa
Inglaterra, New York
2000-2011
Diferentes culturas
Mª Jesús
Londres

2004
Multiculturalidad

María

Londres

2010
Muy interesante
Ana J
Malta
2008
Allí también se habla algo de inglés, isla bonita y divertida.
Óscar

USA, Inglaterra, Escocia
1995, 2009, 2011
Hablar por gestos
Alberto

Londres, Irlanda
Hace 5 años
Muy interesante
Mª Carmen
Brasil
Hace 4 años
En todas partes, te puedes comunicar con el inglés: conocí otra cultura y forma de vida.
Toñi
No



Manuel

Italia

2001
Me marché de Erasmus y estudié inglés
Ana I
Escocia, Irlanda, Inglaterra…
Antes de llegar al Arranz
Conocer gente distinta y mejor a mí misma.
Mª Luisa
Inglaterra

Este verano
El Big-Ben, precioso
Miguel A
Inglaterra

Este verano
Bath es maravillosa, patrimonio
Virginia

Inglaterra

Tenía 18 años
Pasé mucha hambre
José M
No



Mª Antonia
Londres

2010
Favorecen el arte: museos gratuitos.
Cristina

Paraguay

Tenía 26 años
Conocer otras culturas




Miguel

USA, Inglaterra, Canadá, Kenia
2009-2010
la gente y el paisaje
Sergio

USA: New York y Washington.
2007, viaje de novios
Maravilloso: I Love NY

































































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