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St. Patrick's Day - Coggle Diagram
St. Patrick's Day
WHEN?
celebrate on 17th March
WHERE?
Ireland
Great Britain
United States
WHO IS ST. PATRICK?
born in Britain in 389 AD
when he was 16 years old he was captured and taken to Ireland
He became a slave
After six years Patrick escaped to France by ship
There he became a priest
WHY HE IS THE PATRON OF IRELAND?
because he convert a lot of people to Christianity
because he introduced the Roman alphabet to Ireland
SYMBOL
Green Shamrock
WHY?
because a legend says that he used a shamrock to teach the Irish about the Trinity
CELEBRATION
big parades in most American cities
Marching bands dressed in green play lively Irish music
The Irish community organises parades and other colourful events
American and British people wear green clothing
