FUN LESSONS: St. Patrick's Day

O día 17 de marzo celébrase en Irlanda o día de San Patricio "St. Patrick Day", o patrón de Irlanda.

Coa seguinte canción xa podedes ir descubrindo algúns aspectos importantes sobre esta celebración.

A SONG

The story of St Patrick’s Day
Began so long ago
The lyrics in this song
Will tell you
All you need to know
The seventeenth of March
Is when this joyous holiday
Is celebrated happily
With colorful parades

Dee Lai Dee Dai Dee
Dai Dee Dai Dee
Lai Dee Dai Dee Dai
Hummm…Hummm…

Patrick was only sixteen when
The pirates captured him
They sold him to slavery
And took him to Ireland
He kept the faith
And made his escape
When he was twenty-two
And made it back to Britain
‘Twas the only home he knew

Patrick had a vision
To return to Ireland
And vowed to teach Christianity
Until the bitter end
Legend says that Patrick used
The shamrock to explain
That the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Are all and one the same

On this day the Irish dress
In many shades of green
And some are feeling lucky
With the leprechauns they’ve seen
It’s music and fun for everyone
We’ll party and we’ll play
Come one, come all
Come join along
On this St. Paddy’s Day!

Written by Wendy Wiseman

St. Patrick´s HISTORY

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IRISH FOLK DANCING

Pay attention to this funny video!

Neste video, dous amigos de "Sesame Street" van falarnos sobre un aspecto moi importante da cultura irlandesa, moi atentos as pistas "clues" que nos van dando.

Pois sí, era un video sobre a danza tradicional irlandesa. Os irlandeses gostan moito desta danza e conseguiron conservarla ata os nosos días, e incluso modernizala dando lugar a diferentes variedades pero sempre mantendo uns principios comúns de respecto a danza tradicional. Un exemplo de todo isto é o seguinte vídeo do espectaculo "Riverdance" show que goza dun enorme éxito en todo o mundo.