Презентация на тему Праздники . Традиции и обычаи.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on

the 17 th of March in the world by the Irish and people of other nationalities . It is celebrated in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, North America and Ireland.

March 17 is

the day in honour of the life of St. Patrick.

Traditionally, in early morning Christians go

to churches, then the holiday begins. Christians and non-Christians celebrate this day by wearing green clothes, decorating a green ribbons, shamrock , eating Irish food, different other green food, drinking Irish drinks (for example, widely known both beer Guinness, Irish whiskey), they have parades.

First parades have been in

the United States in New York in 1876, and now parades are spread to other countries.

Saint Patrick is

the patron of Ireland, known for his religious activities.

Church describes his life and deeds.

He also documented his life, the birth of the Christian faith in the letters.

St. Patrick

was born in Britain in the late 4th century, it was time to end the domination of the Roman Empire.

He began to study at

a Christian priest, led the life of a monk. Then Saint Patrick had a vision, by an angel who told him to come to Ireland to bring religion.

Another thing that helped

Saint Patrick introduced Christianity - the shamrock

St. Patrick used the shamrock to

explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish people.

Shamrock became a symbol of

St. Patrick's Day.

Today, St. Patrick's Day

is celebrated in America, Canada and Ireland.

Many people wear

green clothes.