圣帕特里克節(jié)有關(guān)的英語

1、St. Patricks Day圣帕特里克節(jié)英國的凱特王妃穿上綠色大衣；美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬系上綠色領(lǐng)帶；澳大利亞的悉尼歌劇院變成綠色Why Are They All In Green?愛爾蘭的大瀑布也都變成綠色；連Google Doodle都被設(shè)計(jì)成綠色。Why Are They All In Green?Questions Why are they all in green? What is St. Patricks Day? What story? How Do We Celebrate St. Patricks Day? What are the traditions and symbols

2、 for it?St. Patricks Day St. Patricks Day occurs annually on March 17 in observance of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. What began as a religious feast day in the 17th century has evolved into a variety of festivals across the globe celebrating Irish culture with parades, speci

3、al foods, music, dancing, and a whole lot of green.Test Your Shamrock Smarts Ah, its that time of the year again - the time for green milkshakes, 4 leaf clover green costume jewelry, and buckets upon buckets of dyed green beer. Just how knowledgeable are you about St. Patricks Day? Take our short qu

4、iz - answers below (no cheating!)Question 1 Why is the Shamrock (3 leaf clover) associated with St. Patricks Day?A. Because theyre prettyB. Because the three leaves represent the 3 foundations of the Irish cultureC. Because the three leaves represent the Holy TrinityD. Because the three leaves repre

5、sent the three colors of the Irish flagQuestion 1 Answer (c). The shamrock was originally a teaching tool that St. Patrick is said to have used to explain the what the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) was to the Irish. Question 2 True or False - St. Patrick is from Ireland. Question 4 Tru

6、e or False - In America, its a tradition to pinch anybody who isnt wearing green on St. Patricks Day. Question 2: Answer (False). A recent study from Cambridge believes that St. Patricks father was a Roman tax official in Wales who wanted out and used a Roman legal clause that allowed him to join th

7、e clergy and pass the job on to his son. However, Patrick did not want the job and, fearing for his life, fled to Ireland. Question 4: Answer (True). Rumor has it that this tradition started because wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns, who pinch anyone they see.Question 3 The three colo

8、rs of the Irish flag represent different things. Green stands for Catholics, orange for Protestants, and white stands for.A. The ghost of Jesus ChristB. A wish for harmonyC. PurityD. Save the Polar BearsQuestion 3 Answer (b). The white color in the Irish flag actually represents the wish for peace a

9、nd harmony between Catholics and Protestants.Question 5 The first ever St. Patricks Day Parade was in 1762 in which country?A. ChinaB. IrelandC. the UKD. the USAQuestion 5 Answer (d). The worlds first St. Patricks Day parade was on March 17, 1762, in New York City and featured Irish soldiers serving

10、 in the English military and became an annual event afterwards. 中文名中文名 St. Patricks day St. Paddys Day 愛爾蘭人也被稱為Paddy 解解 釋釋 圣帕特里克節(jié) 時(shí)時(shí) 間間 每年的3月17日 性性 質(zhì)質(zhì) 愛爾蘭的國慶節(jié)Key words An Irish holiday: 是個(gè)愛爾蘭的節(jié)日 Widely celebrated across Europe and North America: 但在歐洲、北美廣泛慶祝 Commemorate Saint Patrick, the patron sain

11、t of Ireland: 節(jié)日紀(jì)念愛爾蘭的守護(hù)神圣派特里克 Green is the color of Ireland: 綠色是代表愛爾蘭的顏色 Green everything on St. Patricks Day: green hats, green clothes, etc: 所以圣派特里克日到處都是綠，綠帽子、綠衣服 St. Patricks Day parades: 圣派特里克日慶祝游行Green“帶綠帽子帶綠帽子”的的說法：說法：To cheat on ones husband/boyfriendTo go behind their backTo have an affairR

12、emember to wear something green, or you will get pinched! HahaWhy wear green? -One of Irelands nicknames is the Emerald Isle. 愛爾蘭的其中一個(gè)別稱是翡翠之島。 -Green is one of the 3 colors of the Irish flag. 綠色是愛爾蘭國旗的三種顏色之一。 -Shamrocks, a symbol of Ireland, are green. 象徵愛爾蘭的三葉酢醬草是綠色的。St. Patricks Day 的三大符號 Shamrock

13、 ，三葉苜蓿草 :Shamrock 是愛爾蘭語“seamrog ”( 小苜蓿草) 的音譯。愛爾蘭人崇尚“好事成三”，“三”是他們的吉祥數(shù)字。據(jù)說St. Patrick 用三葉草來向愛爾蘭人詮釋Trinity ： The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit ( 圣父、圣子、圣靈) 。Shamrock 還衍生出了其他意義，譬如Crone, Mother and Virgin ； Love, Valor and Wit ；Faith, Hope and Charity ；還有人開玩笑說是wine, women and song 。Leprechauns 魔域小矮

14、仙魔域小矮仙 愛爾蘭的神話傳說中有很多精靈妖怪，Leprechauns 只是其中之一。據(jù)說他們是獨(dú)群索居的矮小精靈，性格刁鉆古怪，靠制鞋為生，且藏有很多金銀財(cái)寶，特別是那罐Pot of Gold, 是他們身份的標(biāo)志。傳說彩虹rainbow出現(xiàn)的地方總有寶藏，那里也必然就有Leprechauns 。節(jié)日傳說節(jié)日傳說 在很久以前有一個(gè)小男孩在晚上的時(shí)候出來玩耍，可是他突然在一片草叢里聽見叫聲：“help（救命）！”他聽見以后猛的在草叢旁邊尋找聲音。突然他在草叢里看見一個(gè)留有白胡須和白頭發(fā)的小矮人。他一把抓住這小人問：“你是誰？”小矮人（小精靈）說：“你放開我吧?！毙∧泻⒄f:“你把你的金子藏在的地方

15、告訴我，我就放了你。”小矮人說：“好，好，我告訴你，就在那顆樹的下面！”小男孩立刻就放了小矮人，他跑過去，想把土挖開，可是他沒有鏟子，所以他就想回家去拿，他又怕忘記了，就把身上的黃色手帕給綁在樹上，并提醒小矮人不可以把手帕給摘下?？墒堑诙飚?dāng)他拿著鏟子來的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)整個(gè)森林里的樹都有黃色的手帕，所以他就喪氣的回家了，而躲在樹后的小精靈說：“我可沒有把手帕給摘下。Green Beer 綠色啤酒綠色啤酒 相傳St. Patrick 教會(huì)了愛爾蘭人怎么釀酒從而幫助他們御寒健體。如今愛爾蘭人心頭大患之一就是他們很難擺脫“酒鬼”的形象，St. Patricks Day 本屬于天主教的齋期，卻給了人們飲酒

16、尋歡的機(jī)會(huì)。愛爾蘭的名酒牌子還真不少： Guinness 、 Jamesons 、 Baileys ，然而綠啤酒卻是美國的發(fā)明。但是愛爾蘭人的飲酒習(xí)俗中有個(gè)說法叫 wet/drown the shamrock ， 即是在杯子里放幾片shamrock ，再倒入Irish Whiskey 飲用。到了美國卻是將普通啤酒染成綠色，暢懷大飲一醉方休。Our Favorite St. Paddys Day BeveragesFresh Orchard NFC Kiwifruit 320ml 15 RMBPfanner, Green Apple 1L 24 RMBBeveragesGuinness, For

17、eign Extra Stout Beer 330ml*6 75 RMBMagners, Original Irish Cider 330ml*6 180 RMBBeveragesTullamore Dew, Irish Whisky 700ml 223 RMBJameson, Blended Irish Whiskey 700ml 121 RMBBeveragesBaileys, Original Irish Cream 750ml 118 RMBMonin, Green Mint Syrup 250ml 46 RMB圣帕特里克節(jié)（St. Patricks Day）是每年的3月17日，是為了

18、紀(jì)念愛爾蘭守護(hù)神圣帕特里克。這一節(jié)日5世紀(jì)末期起源于愛爾蘭，如今已成為愛爾蘭的國慶節(jié)。隨著愛爾蘭后裔遍布世界各地，現(xiàn)在，圣帕特里克節(jié)已經(jīng)漸漸在一些國家成為節(jié)日。美國從1737年3月17日開始慶祝。圣帕特里克節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)色為綠色。不僅愛爾蘭慶祝圣派特里克日，美國、加拿大也有盛大的慶不僅愛爾蘭慶祝圣派特里克日，美國、加拿大也有盛大的慶祝。祝。Lots of early immigrants to America were from Ireland: 美國很多早期移民都來自愛爾蘭They brought their culture with them: 他們帶去了自己的文化Many non-Irish

19、celebrate St. Patricks Day: 現(xiàn)在很多非愛爾蘭人也會(huì)慶祝圣派特里克日Irish pubs are very popular in North America: 愛爾蘭酒吧在北美也很流行Old-fashioned decor, down to earth: 酒吧的裝修風(fēng)格都很老，接地氣St. Patricks Day is a day of drinking: 喝酒慶祝圣派特里克日形容不同醉的程度，形容不同醉的程度，由輕到重排列：由輕到重排列：1) Get drunk：醉了：醉了2) Get wasted：很：很醉醉3) Get hammered：大醉大醉 圣派特里克日

20、還有個(gè)別名：圣派特里克日還有個(gè)別名：Amateur night: “業(yè)余酒鬼夜”，因?yàn)楹芏嗥綍r(shí)不怎么喝的人也會(huì)在這天狂歡、喝醉喝愛爾蘭的國民啤酒：喝愛爾蘭的國民啤酒：Guinness: 吉尼斯建力世The worlds most famous dark beer: 世界最著名的黑啤The Guinness World Records: 吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄就是這家啤酒公司創(chuàng)立的愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭、威爾士男士的傳統(tǒng)格子裙，不叫愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭、威爾士男士的傳統(tǒng)格子裙，不叫skirt或或者者dress。而叫：。而叫：Kilts: 愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭、威爾士傳統(tǒng)的男人裙子Tartan: 格子Tartan kilts

21、: 格子裙 圣派翠克節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)飲食傳統(tǒng)飲食為啤酒、咸牛肉燉卷心菜以及愛爾蘭咖啡，傳統(tǒng)裝飾物傳統(tǒng)裝飾物為白花三葉草(愛爾蘭的國花)、愛爾蘭帽子、愛爾蘭煙斗和為了紀(jì)念愛爾蘭傳統(tǒng)家畜豬和傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)作物馬鈴薯，因此綠帽子+幸運(yùn)草+啤酒已成為St. Patrick Day的代表符號！ Saint Patricks Day, March 17, is a Christian religious holiday that celebrates the patron saint of Ireland. According to the legend, St. Patrick drove all the snakes

22、 out of Ireland. St. Patricks Day has also become, especially in the United States, a day to celebrate Irish culture. In major cities across the country like in New York and Boston, there are parades and festivals. People wear green and decorate with shamrocks, a type of three-leaf clover. Some peop

23、le wear buttons or tee shirts that say Kiss me, Im Irish. In the U.S. St. Patricks Day is not a legal holiday, meaning government offices and schools are open. The biggest and oldest parade takes place in New York City. It actually began about 250 years ago before the U.S. was even its own country.

24、Every year thousands gather along the famous Fifth Avenue to watch hundreds of Irish step dancers and bagpipe players march. Irish step dancing is done in groups or solo. Dancers perform complicated moves with their feet and legs while keeping their upper bodies stiff. The parade has also been a sou

25、rce of controversy because the parade is associated with the Catholic Church in New York City; gay and lesbian organizations have not been allowed to march. Many people protest the parade or boycott it. St. Patricks Day has also become associated with the drinking of a lot of alcohol, specifically b

26、eer. One drink that is often seen around the holiday is Green Beer. This is really just regular beer with green food coloring. Many people feel like the holiday celebrates stereotypes about the Irish, like the myth that they all like to drink and get drunk. Others complain that the holiday has becom

27、e too focused on drinking, with public drunkenness as a problem in major cities around the holiday.10 Fascinating Facts St Patricks Day is being celebrated by Irish communities around the world. Here we list 10fascinating facts about the celebration of Irelands patron saint: 圣帕特里克節(jié)（St. Patricks Day）

28、是每年的3月17日，是為了紀(jì)念愛爾蘭守護(hù)神圣帕特里克。這一節(jié)日5世紀(jì)末期起源于愛爾蘭，如今已成為愛爾蘭的國慶節(jié)。隨著愛爾蘭后裔遍布世界各地，現(xiàn)在，圣帕特里克節(jié)已經(jīng)漸漸在一些國家成為節(jié)日。圣帕特里克節(jié)是全世界愛爾蘭團(tuán)體都在慶賀的節(jié)日。下面是關(guān)于節(jié)日慶祝的10個(gè)有趣事實(shí)。 1. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, although he was born in Britain, around 385AD. Hisparents Calpurnius and Conchessa were Roman citizens living in eithe

29、r Scotland or Wales, according to different versions of his story. 雖然是在公元385年前后出生在不列顛島，但圣帕特里克是愛爾蘭的守護(hù)神。根據(jù)不同版本的歷史記載，他的父母卡爾普爾尼烏斯和孔切薩是居住在蘇格蘭或者威爾士的羅馬公民。 2. As a boy of 14 he was captured and taken to Ireland where he spent six years in slaveryherding sheep. He returned to Ireland in his 30s as a missiona

30、ry among the Celtic pagans. 14歲時(shí)，圣帕特里克被捕并被帶往愛爾蘭，在那里他作為奴隸牧羊6年。三十多歲時(shí)，圣帕特里克作為凱爾特異教徒傳教士回到愛爾蘭。 3. Legend has it that he used the native shamrock as a symbol of the holy trinity whenpreaching and brought the Latin alphabet to Ireland. 傳說他在傳教時(shí)使用當(dāng)?shù)氐娜~草作為神圣的三位一體的象征，并且把拉丁字母表介紹到愛爾蘭。4. Miracles attributed to hi

31、m include the driving of serpents out of Ireland. However, evidence suggests post-glacial Ireland never had any snakes in the first place. 圣帕特里克成功將大毒蛇趕出愛爾蘭的傳說增加了他的傳奇色彩。然而證據(jù)顯示愛爾蘭在冰河期以后從沒有過蛇。 5. Wearing green, eating green food and even drinking green beer, is said to commemorate StPatricks use of the

32、 shamrock - although blue was the original colour of his vestments. 據(jù)說身穿綠色服裝，吃綠色食物，甚至喝綠色啤酒是為了紀(jì)念圣帕特里克使用三葉草，盡管他的法衣最初是藍(lán)色。 6. St Patrick was said to have proclaimed that everyone should have a drop of the hard stuffon his feast day after chastising an innkeeper who served a short measure of whiskey. In

33、thecustom known as drowning the shamrock, the shamrock that has been worn on a lapel or hatis put in the last drink of the evening. 據(jù)說圣帕特里克曾訓(xùn)斥了一位賣威士忌缺斤短兩的酒館老板。此后圣帕特里克聲明每個(gè)人在他的宗教節(jié)日都應(yīng)該喝一滴“烈性酒”。因此在“淹沒三葉草”這個(gè)眾所周知的習(xí)俗中，節(jié)日里戴在西服翻領(lǐng)或者帽子上的三葉草最后會(huì)被放在酒里作為晚上最后一飲。 7. Popular Irish toasts on St Patricks Day, include:

34、may the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends beneath it never fall out. 愛爾蘭圣帕特里克節(jié)的流行祝酒語包括：愿頭上屋頂不倒，屋下朋友不分。 8. St. Patricks Day was first celebrated in America in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1737. Around34 million modern Americans claim Irish ancestry. 美國馬薩諸塞州的波士頓于1737年首次慶祝圣帕特里克節(jié)。大約3400萬現(xiàn)代美國人

35、自認(rèn)為是愛爾蘭后裔。 9. It is believed that St Patrick died on March 17 in 461AD. It is a national holiday in Ireland, andon the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean, which was founded by Irish refugees. It is a bankholiday in Northern Ireland and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland

36、. 據(jù)說圣帕特里克在公元461年3月17日去世。圣帕特里克節(jié)是愛爾蘭和加勒比地區(qū)由愛爾蘭難民建立的蒙特塞拉特島的國定假日，在北愛爾蘭是公共假日，也是加拿大紐芬蘭省的假日。 10. Dublin has a parade that attracts hundreds of thousands of people, while in Chicago theriver is dyed green for a few hours. The biggest parade is normally held in New York, while thelargest celebration in the s

37、outhern hemisphere is in Sydney, Australia. 在圣帕特里克節(jié)，柏林的游行會(huì)吸引成千上萬的人；在芝加哥河流會(huì)被染成綠色持續(xù)幾個(gè)小時(shí)。最盛大的節(jié)日游行一般在紐約；南半球規(guī)模最大的慶祝儀式是在澳大利亞的悉尼。美國St. Patricks Day 美國的春天有兩個(gè)重要的節(jié)日：首先是Easter 復(fù)活節(jié)，其深刻沉重的宗教內(nèi)涵和輕松活潑的世俗意義渾然結(jié)為一體。另一個(gè)節(jié)日，就是St. Patricks Day ，將宗教世俗化到了淋漓盡致的地步。原本只是愛爾蘭傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日的St. Patricks Day，如今卻在世界各地廣為慶祝，這小小島國迸發(fā)出的能量可見一斑。St.

38、Patricks Day對于美國人一樣意義深遠(yuǎn)，身在美國的華人也許心里難免有些羨慕，什么時(shí)候我們的春節(jié)也能在異國他鄉(xiāng)受到如此之高的禮遇??！回顧愛爾蘭人的移民史，追溯 St. Patrick Day 的來龍去脈，可以看到，愛爾蘭人與華人一樣，走過了一條十分艱辛移民路。從1962年年開始，芝加哥更有項(xiàng)特別的傳統(tǒng)，那就是把河水染綠，如果倒入100磅植物染料，綠河水可持續(xù)一周之久，現(xiàn)在大部份都倒入40磅，則只能持續(xù)數(shù)小時(shí)。在19世紀(jì)的愛爾蘭，因?yàn)橐粓隹菸僚?，造成?5萬萬的愛爾蘭人餓死街頭，僥幸活下的愛爾蘭人大舉移民到美國尋找新希望，至今，生活在美國的美籍愛爾蘭人就有將近3900萬萬人，而這樣一個(gè)節(jié)

39、日也跟著飄洋過海來到了美國，像是愛爾蘭裔人口很多的紐約市街頭，無論是否身為愛爾蘭人，每到了圣派翠克節(jié)這一天都可以看見人們穿著綠色衣帽，商店也掛上綠色布條和氣球等裝飾，進(jìn)行歡樂氣氛的嘉年華慶?；顒?dòng)，整個(gè)境內(nèi)瞬間就變成了一片綠世界。 圣帕特里克節(jié)（St. Patricks Day）是每年的3月17日，是為了紀(jì)念愛爾蘭守護(hù)神圣帕特里克而成立的。這一節(jié)日在5世紀(jì)末期起源于愛爾蘭，美國從1737年3月17日開始慶祝。公元432年，圣帕特里克受教皇派遣前往愛爾蘭勸說愛爾蘭人皈依基督教。他從威克洛上岸后，當(dāng)?shù)貞嵟漠惤掏狡髨D用石頭將他砸死。但圣帕特里克臨危不懼，當(dāng)即摘下一棵三葉苜蓿，形象地闡明了圣父、圣子、

40、圣靈三位一體的教義。他雄辯的演說使愛爾蘭人深受感動(dòng)，接受了圣帕特里克主施的隆重洗禮。公元493年3月17日，圣帕特里克逝世，愛爾蘭人為了紀(jì)念他，將這一天定為圣帕特里克節(jié)，三葉苜蓿成了愛爾蘭的象征。 1737年，一些愛爾蘭紳士和商人們在美國馬薩諸塞州波士頓聚會(huì)紀(jì)念圣帕特里克，并成立了愛爾蘭慈善社團(tuán)。1780年和1784年，費(fèi)城和紐約先后成立了圣帕特里克友誼之子等團(tuán)體，從此美國每年都慶祝這個(gè)節(jié)日。美國的圣帕特里克節(jié)這一天，人們通常要舉行游行、教堂禮拜和聚餐等活動(dòng)。美國的愛爾蘭人喜歡佩帶三葉苜蓿，用愛爾蘭的國旗顏色綠黃兩色裝飾房間，身穿綠色衣服，并向賓客贈(zèng)送三葉苜蓿飾物等。愛爾蘭流傳著一首民謠：Th

41、e Green Fields of America “So pack up your sea-stores, consider no longer, Ten dollars a week is not very bad pay, With no taxes or tithes to devour up your wages, When youre on the green fields of America. 島國愛爾蘭只有四百二十多萬人，而在美國，自稱具有愛爾蘭血統(tǒng)或者淵源的人就是愛爾蘭人口總額的十倍多，St. Patricks Day 成為美國舉國上下歡慶的節(jié)日，也許就不足為奇了。愛爾蘭人

42、后裔主要聚居區(qū)在紐約、波士頓、芝加哥、費(fèi)城、巴爾帝摩以及喬治亞州的Savannah ；盡管如此，移民大州加州的愛爾蘭裔人口仍居各州之最。愛爾蘭人有著與猶太人一般對 Diaspora （離散） 這個(gè)充滿史詩般創(chuàng)痛名詞的體驗(yàn)。 早在1845 年的Potato Blight/Great Potato Famine 之前就有無數(shù)多的人由于來自英國的宗教壓迫等因素開始大量移民，到19 世紀(jì)中葉，大多數(shù)美國的愛爾蘭裔都屬于中產(chǎn)階層；饑荒發(fā)生后，多達(dá)百萬的愛爾蘭人遠(yuǎn)渡重洋尋求一條活路，從1820 至1920 百年間就有四百五十萬愛爾蘭人投奔新大陸。當(dāng)年的愛爾蘭移民大多一貧如洗，目不識丁，來美國只為干點(diǎn)雜活吃

43、碗飽飯。他們備受美國人的歧視，只能在體力勞務(wù)市場上謀點(diǎn)生路，因而也有不少人為混口軍餉加入軍隊(duì)甘當(dāng)炮灰。即便如此他們再就業(yè)仍然遇到了相當(dāng)?shù)睦щy，當(dāng)時(shí)不少招工廣告都不忘在最后附上一句：”No Irish Need Apply.” 本以為美國黃金遍野，結(jié)果寄人籬下討生活的日子卻頗讓人失意。有這么一曲小調(diào) “Paddys Lamentation,” 唱的就是新移民的困窘： Hear me boys, now take my advice, To America Ill have yet not be going, There is nothing here but war, where the mur

44、dering cannons roar, And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin. 美國最早開始慶祝St. Patrick Day 卻是在愛爾蘭大移民之前，1737 年服役于軍中的愛爾蘭人首先在波士頓舉行游行以緬懷自己的鄉(xiāng)土情結(jié)，1762 的3 月17 日年又有一群愛爾蘭裔軍人走上紐約的街頭歡慶自己祖國的節(jié)日，此后這個(gè)習(xí)俗年年相傳，雖然最初遭到了美國媒體的嘲諷，愛爾蘭人卻意識到節(jié)日狂歡中的政治意義，由此將這一天作為呈現(xiàn)愛爾蘭移民風(fēng)貌和凝聚力的契機(jī)。 1948 年，杜魯門成為第一位參加St. Patricks Day 游行的美國總統(tǒng)，當(dāng)時(shí)的愛爾蘭裔

45、受寵若驚奔走相告。2000 年，深切崇拜愛爾蘭移民第四代JFK 的克林頓偕同希拉里出席了2000 年紐約的St. Patricks Day 歡慶儀式，并致辭寄予愛爾蘭裔民眾，將St. Patricks Day 的特殊政治歷史又做了新的圈點(diǎn)。愛爾蘭的護(hù)國天使圣帕特里克（St. Patrick）的事跡，以及圣帕特里克節(jié)的由來。 On March 17, millions of Americans celebrate Saint Patricks Day. Many cities have huge parades with marching bands. People wear green clo

46、thing. Some tint 給著色 their hair green. Food is colored green. In Chicago 芝加哥, hundreds of pounds of green dye is poured into the Chicago River so that the water runs green. Saint Patricks Day originated in Ireland. Saint Patrick is that countrys patron saint 守護(hù)圣人. The word patron means “protector or

47、 defender” or “father.” When the Irish people came to America, they continued to honor the memory of Saint Patrick. Now Irish-Americans all over the United States hold celebrations, and people of many nationalities join in.聽讀美國小故事 Saint Patrick was born over 1600 years ago. At that time, the people

48、in the country that is now Ireland were pagans. This means they had no religion. Saint Patrick was a Christian. He became a Roman Catholic bishop 主教. Although he was not Irish, he went to Ireland to teach the people Christianity 基督教. The people admired him and took up his religion. He helped them bu

49、ild churches and schools.聽讀美國小故事 Many legends are told about Saint Patrick. Some say he used the shamrock - a green three-leaved plant - to help explain the idea of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). That is why people wear green on Saint Patricks Day. It is also said that Saint Patric

50、k had power over demons 魔鬼 and serpents 大蛇，毒蛇, and that he drove all of the snakes out of Ireland. Saint Patrick died on March 17 around the year 461.THE SNAKE It has long been recounted that, during his mission in Ireland, St. Patrick once stood on a hilltop (which is now called Croagh Patrick), an

51、d with only a wooden staff by his side, banished all the snakes from Ireland. In fact, the island nation was never home to any snakes. The “banishing of the snakes” was really a metaphor for the eradication of pagan ideology from Ireland and the triumph of Christianity. Within 200 years of Patricks

52、arrival, Ireland was completely Christianized.St. Patricks Days tradition St. Patricks Day is a holiday known for parades, shamrocks and all things Irish. From leprechauns to the color green, find out how symbols we now associate with St. Patricks Day came to be, and learn about a few that are purel

53、y American invention.CORNED BEEF Each year, thousands of Irish Americans gather with their loved ones on St. Patricks Day to share a “traditional” meal of corned beef and cabbage. Though cabbage has long been an Irish food, corned beef only began to be associated with St. Patricks Day at the turn of

54、 the century. Irish immigrants living on New York Citys Lower East Side substituted corned beef for their traditional dish of Irish bacon to save money. They learned about the cheaper alternative from their Jewish neighbors.THE LEPRECHAUN The original Irish name for these figures of folklore is “l(fā)ob

55、aircin,” meaning “small-bodied fellow.” Belief in leprechauns probably stems from Celtic belief in fairies, tiny men and women who could use their magical powers to serve good or evil. In Celtic folktales, leprechauns were cranky souls, responsible for mending the shoes of the other fairies. Though

56、only minor figures in Celtic folklore, leprechauns were known for their trickery, which they often used to protect their much-fabled treasure.IRISH MUSICMusic is often associated with St. Patricks Dayand Irish culture in general. From ancient days of the Celts, music has always been an important par

57、t of Irish life. The Celts had an oral culture, where religion, legend and history were passed from one generation to the next by way of stories and songs. After being conquered by the English, and forbidden to speak their own language, the Irish, like other oppressed peoples, turned to music to hel

58、p them remember important events and hold on to their heritage and history. As it often stirred emotion and helped to galvanize people, music was outlawed by the English. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth I even decreed that all artists and pipers were to be arrested and hanged on the spot.Today, tr

59、aditional Irish bands like The Chieftains, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem are gaining worldwide popularity. Their music is produced with instruments that have been used for centuries, including the fiddle, the uilleann pipes (a sort of elaborate bagpipe), the tin whistle (a sort of flute that i

60、s actually made of nickel-silver, brass or aluminum) and the bodhran (an ancient type of framedrum that was traditionally used in warfare rather than music).THE SHAMROCK The shamrock, which was also called the “seamroy” by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the re