About Saint Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day is March 17.
Schools, banks, and post offices are not
closed.
St. Patrick is the patron of Ireland.
Many Irish People came to live in
America. They brought their holiday with
them.
People who are not irish can enjoy St.
Patrick's Day, too. There are parades on
St. Patrick's Day. Bagpipes play Irish
music. People dance jigs( a very fast
dance) and sing Irish songs.
Green is everywhere on St. Patrick's
Day. People wear green clothes: green
shirts, green socks, green ties, or just
a green flower or ribbon. Green coloring
is added to cakes, cookies, and even
beer.
Favorite foods on this day are corned
beef and cabbage and Irish stew(lamb,
onions, and potatos cooked in a thick
gravy. )
Sysmbols of St. Patrick's Day are the
shamrock, a three-leaf clover, the
shillelagh, a wooden club, and
leprechauns, tiny little man.