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Happy St.Patrick Day

Leprechauns are tiny entities that normally take the form of an old man in a red or green coat. They are known to be mischievous little creatures that like to make shoes and store their gold coins in a pot of gold that is hidden at the end of a rainbow. If you happen to capture a Leprechaun, he will give you three wishes provided you let him go.

The Pot of Gold
This is the most common of all Leprechaun myths which says that they find gold coins buried in the earth and store them all in a pot which is hidden at the end of a rainbow. In most Irish folklore tales featuring the Leprechaun, he is shown as a rogue who will deceive whenever he can. In rare cases where humans catch Leprechauns in tales, they are easily outsmarted by the magical creature that often uses a person’s greed against him.

  • Shamrock (clover) : The three leaves of a shamrock are said to stand for faith, hope and love. A fourth leaf is where we get the luck from.
  • The "kiss me, I'm Irish" thing
Irish legend says that kissing the Irish person on St. Patrick Day gives the kisser the gift of charming, eloquent and persuasive speech.
  • Dress in green
It turns out, leprechauns are why we wear green on St. Patrick's Day: they can't see the color green, so they won't be able to see you and pinch you. Right now if you wear green on this day it's said it will bring you good luck.
  • Irish music and enjoying a traditional Irish dance
Listening to Irish music and watching diffrent Irish dances is a must on St. Patrick.
  • Drinking green beer
Guinness is always popular in Ireland, but enjoys a special boom in business on St. Patrick's Day - 3 million pints are sold on St. Patrick's Day .

St. Patrick Traditions

Vocabulary (traditions)
entities - beings or creatures, but it's more formal and abstract
сущности
mischievous - someone who enjoys playing tricks and causing trouble in a playful way
озорной
persuasive - ablet o convince others
убедительный
to deceive - to trick or lie to someone
обмануть
eloquent - able to express yourself clearly and beautifully
красноречивый
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Weird traditions on St. Patrick's day

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Weird traditions on St. Patrick's day

St. Patrick day
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  1. What tradition was your favorite?
  2. Do you believe in myths? Would you wear green on this day?
  3. Do you celebrate St. Patrick in your country?
  4. Are you superstitious?
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