Today is Saint Patrick's Day. A day of leprechauns, shamrocks and green rivers! Maybe you wore green today. Maybe you did not. If you did not wear green, did anyone pinch you? Did you know that the Saturday before Saint Patrick's Day is referred to as "Snake Saturday" in some parts of the United States.
Here is a good site for researching St. Patrick's Day including some American and Irish traditions. We will also be watching a couple of the associated videos. So here is your assignment. After the videos, create your post. In your paragraph, tell us some of the history of the holiday, and name a city that dyes its main river green!
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Chicago is famous for dyeing their River green. The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland but in the United States. In 1848, New York began having a St. Patrick Day, parade every year. Today, that parade is the world 's oldest civilian parade and the largest in the United States, with over 150,000 participants.
The history of St Patricks's goes back to the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religous holiday for over a thousand years. The first St. Patricks Day parade took place not in Ireland but in the United States. Chicago is one of the places that die their river green.
Chicago is one of those famous river that takes place in the annual event of dyeing the river green. Irish people use this day to celebrate St. Patrick who died in the 15th century. They go to church on St. Patrick day morning to celebrate. It is also known here in the US for the country to serve free beer at festivals and parties. Drink responsiblie is all i can say!!
Saint Patrick's day is celebrated on the 17th of March becuase that's when Patirkc, died. The tradition is to eat boiled bacon and potatos. The real color of Saint Patty's day is originaly blue, but because of the landscape in Ireland they wear green. St. Parick's day falls on the Christian season of Lent. The Chicago River dyes it's major river green on Saint Patrick's day.
The holiday itself is not all the stories make it out to be. It was not a time where the literal snakes were chased out of Ireland, but rather figurative snakes, as in the Pagans. St. Patrick (who which the holiday is named after) is known for converting Irish Catholics into Christians. Though the story of dying the rivers IS true, for every year for the past 40 years, plumbers have dyed the Chicago River green.
Saint Patricks Day is Celebrated on the day March 17th because on this day Patrick died. This day would usuaully be celebrated with the color blue, but green then came along because, Patrick used the green shamrocks and the landscape of Ireland was mostly green. On this day the Irish family would traditionally attend church in the mornings and in the afternoons. They would usually celebrate with dancing, drinking, and feasting. Their meals for the day usually consisted of Irish bacon and cabbage. This holiday is very religious.
The Chicago River is turned green every year for Saint Patrick's Day. Saint Patrick's Day is a day that we celebrate for the rememberance of a saint of Ireland. we celebrate Saint Paddy's Day on March 17 because it was the day Saint Patrick passed.
The first Saint Patrick’s Day Parade took place in the U.S., not Ireland. It’s a tradition to wear green in remembrance of the three leaf clover, which represented the Holy Trinity. Saint Patrick’s Day is a holiday that is celebrated not only in Ireland, but all over the world. The Chicago turns is annually died green, this tradition started in 1962. That year, they used 100 pounds of green vegetable dye to make the Chicago River green. I personally did wear green today to avoid being pinched.
A city that dyes its river green would have to be Chicago.Saint Patrick's day originated from the anniversary of his death and the feast eaten on that day.
St. Patrick's Day is a national holiday across the whole nation.
There is one state that interests me the most. That state is Chicago, the reason for this is because of the fact that they actually dye there river turning it emerald green.
It started with a 16 years old boy who got kidnapped by Irish men for 6 years.He find a way to escape and became a preist.The green came from the land and fields.Chicago dye their rivers green every year.
Chicago dyes its river green every year. The first Ireland parade took place in the United States and not in Ireland. The Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day is considered “Snake Saturday” in some parts of the United States. Traditionally Irish attend church in the morning and in the afternoon on St. Patrick’s Day.
Chicago is one of the places that dye the Chicago river green. Thay use 40 pounds of dye for the river it stays green for several hours. They call it Saint Patrick’s day because March 17 was the day he died. They made it a national holiday.
Chicago dies its river green every year on St. Patrick’s Day. This holiday started because Saint Patrick was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland. Then he ran away back to Britain. Upon returning, he became a priest. Then he returned to Ireland to preach Christianity to the Irish.
Saint Patrick's Day is the holiday of luck. On this holiday everyone wears green. Some places in the US even dye there rivers green. Chicago is on of the places that do this. In New York they have one of the bestest celebration for Saint Patrick's Day.
It started with a 16 years old boy who was kidnapped by Irish men.He found a way to escape and became a peist from being kidnapped for 6 years.Patrick died in the 15th century.People go to church on St.Patrick day to celebrate.Chicago is one of the famous cities that dyes their rivers green.
Chicago is one place where they dye there river green. The first St. Patricks day parade was held in the United States not in Ireland. A way we celebrate St. Patricks day is by waering green clothing or something that has green in it.
Chicago is the city that dyes its main river green.We celebrate Saint Patrick's Day on March 17 because it was the day Saint Patrick passed away and till this day we celebrate it.
Chicago is one of the famous cities who dye their river green. St. Patrick was famous for changing most Irish Catholics into Christians. People drink a lot on that day it is so crazy.
Saint Patricks Day is the day that people wear green. It is named after a man named Patrick died in the 15th century, who was only 16 years old.
The day that Saint Patrick died, March 17th is when we celebrate St.Patrick's day. It is celebrated by parades, the drinking of beer and wearing of green. It started when St.Patrick became a preist and returned to Ireland after, escaping from slavery there, to convert the Irish to Christianity. He used the shamrock to explain the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. As far as dying rivers go, the Chicago River is dyed green every year by plummers.
St. Patrick's day is celebrated on march 17. We celebrate it because of the death of St. Patrick. and Chicago is the place that dies its river green for St. Patrick's day.
The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in the United States, not Ireland. St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the trinity. There were never any snakes that he banished from Ireland, it was a myth. Chicago is the city that dyed their river green.
The original color associated with St. Patrick's Day is blue. Also the myth that St. Patrick chased literal snakes out of the island is false. It is assumed that it is referring to the Pagans. The first St. Patrick's Day celebrated in the United States was celebrated in New York City on March 17, 1762. The Chicago River has been died green every year for the past 40 years by plumbers in Chicago. It is celebrated on March 17 because that is the day St. Patrick died.
The holiday is to celebrate the anniversary of the dearth of St. Patrick, who died in the year 417. It took place in the US in New York City in the year 1762. Chicago dyes it's river green.
March 17 is know as a Holy Day (St. Patrick's Day) for Irish Jews. There are many stories of how St. Patrick's Day was created, one story is that it marked the death of the Patron Saint of Ireland. Patrick the Patron Saint of Ireland helped spread Christianity throughout Ireland. Chicago is the city that dyes the river green.
Saint Patricks day is when every wears green. Chicago is one of those famous river green. We celebrate this holiday on the 17th of March two days after "the eyes of March".
St. Patrick's Day is said to be the day that St. Patrick died. It has the symbol of the shamrock and the color green because St.Patrick used the shamrock to explain the trinity, and the color green was taken from that. Chicago is one of the cities that dies their river green to celebrate this holiday.
Yes, on March 15th we all celebrate St. Patrick's
Day from parades to simply wearing green. But there's one city who turns a river green in celebration, and that's Chicago! For the past 43 years the Chicago River turns green for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade celebration.
Personaly i love st pattys day see i was born in may and my favorite color is green. so i always go all out for that day but the city that paints ther river green is chicago
Today is a day full with fun and joy and wear green so you won’t get pinch. Some people go all out for this they die their hair green. Chicago is the place.
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