St . Patrick's Day

We celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17th. This is a very important  Irish holiday, and is celebrated not only in Ireland, but in several parts of the world, like in USA, Brazil, Argentina, etc...

Who was St. Patrick?

St. Patrick is the most famous saint in Ireland. People say he was the person to eliminate all snakes from Ireland ( he climbed up mountain and with his stick sent the snakes to the sea). He is Ireland's patron, and he used the 3 leaf clover to represent the Holy Trinity.In the beginning, his color was blue, and as the time passed, he started wearing green clothes.

Legends

The Leprechaun is the most famous legend of St. Patrick's, because he is the one to know where the pot of gold is in the end of the rainbow.If you want to find thes pot of gold you must catch the Leprechaun and always keep an eye on him, if not he runs away.If you want him to cooperate more, you must see him before he sees you. They are known to be the fairies' shoemakers, producing just 2 shoes a year.

It's said that they are very small (30 to 50 cm only).Another legend says that he has a silver coin that always goes back to his pockets after he spends it.

Videos about St Patrick's Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOLmPb4lJGs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JO0-WCEOw4 

 Created by:

Filipe Monteiro, Hugo Mafra, Isabelle Peters, Lucas Evangelista, Lucas Leite, Murilo Henrique and  Nathalia Zacchi.