English with Ana: Saint Patrick's Day

Ana Cecilia Alvarado Rodríguez A01371202

Saint Patrick's Day

This day has been celebrating on many countries of Unites States but it started on Ireland.

History tell us that a boy, Saint Patrick, was born in 387, near Dumbarton, in Scotland.

When his father was an official of roman army, the irish pirates took prisoner to Patrick to sell him like a slave, he was only 16 years old.

He stay on Ireland six years where he learned to speack the celta language and then he scaped to France to prepare for become a priest and after all, he came back to evangelize their population and building churches so he could expand the christianism, then almost three decades he died on may 17 of 461.

The history with the time it was convert on a christian belief and says that Patrick explained the mistery of holy trinity (The father, the son and the holy spirit) using a three-leafed clover, thats the reson to people use the green for everything on this important day, even to dye beer.

Now at day they realice numerous parades, celebrate with their family and friends, they use all the day green clothes, drink much beer, cook irish food like meat with vegetables , etc. and lasts five days.