St. Patrick's Day

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Saint Patrick's Day

Lesson goal:

Gain knowledge about an important holiday in English-speaking countries

What do you know about Saint Patrick's day?

Which country do you think of when it comes to "St. Patrick's Day"?

1. USA
2. England
3. Ireland
4. Canada

Het feest wordt in al deze landen gevierd, omdat mensen uit het land van oorsprong zich over de hele wereld hebben verspreid. 

Saint Patrick's Day is only celebrated in Ireland

1. True
2. Not true

Saint Patrick was Irish.

1. True
2. Not true

A Druid / Pagan is someone who cares about nature.

1. True
2. Not true

Which of the words below describes Saint Patrick's faith?

1. Heathen
2. Pagan
3. Protestant
4. Christian

What is true?

1. St. Patrick was captured in Ireland and sold into slavery.
2. St. Patrick was sold into slavery by the Romans to Pirates.
3. St. Patrick was captured in Wales and sold into slavery in Ireland.
4. God told St. Patrick to travel to Ireland.

Saint Patrick never returned to Wales.

1. True
2. Not true

The weather is often nice in Ireland.

1. True
2. Not true

Saint Patrick told the Irish people that a 4-leaf clover brings good luck.

1. True
2. Not true

When you go on holiday to Ireland, you have to watch out for snakes.

1. True
2. Not true

Myth or

“The pagan druids featured serpents in their worship and were tattooed with serpents. Furthermore, the serpent, in many pagan nature religions, is the symbol of the ‘earth powers’. To put it bluntly, Patrick was an effective exorcist. He drove out the pagan religions and with it drove out the Great Serpent Satan.”

Truth?

While he was there, he was attacked by a group of snakes. Serpents are a symbol of the devil in the Christian Bible, so Saint Patrick cleansed the Emerald Isle of “evil” by shooing every legless reptile he could find into the ocean.

October 9th

March 17th

March 1st

July 4th

Independence day (USA)

Columbus Day (USA)

St. Patrick's day (Ireland / Canada)

Saint David's Day (Wales)

Will you celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?

YES

NO

Anything for a pint :)