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IrishFestival--SaintPatrick'sDay(17th,March)Grace：罗慧婷赵婉婷胡轶何晓玮SaintPatrick'sDayisaculturalandreligiousholidaycelebratedon17March.ItcommemoratesSaintPatrick(c.AD387–461),themostcommonlyrecognisedofthepatronsaints(守护神)ofIreland,andthearrivalofChristianity(基督教)inIreland.SaintPatrickwasthepatronsaint（保护神）andnationalapostle（信徒）ofIrelandwhoiscreditedwithbringingchristianitytoIreland.Mostofwhatisknownabouthimcomesfromhistwoworks,theConfessio（忏悔录），aspiritualautobiography,andhisEpistola（使徒书）,adenunciation（谴责）ofBritishmistreatmentofIrishchristians.SaintPatrickdescribedhimselfasamosthumble-minded（谦逊）man,pouringforth（传布力量）acontinuouspaean（赞美歌）ofthankstohisMakerforhavingchosenhimastheinstrumentwherebymultitudes（群众）whohadworshippedidols（圣像）anduncleanthingshadbecomethepeopleofGod.•SaintPatrick'sDayhascometobeassociatedwitheverythingIrish:anythinggreenandgold,shamrocks(三叶草）andluck.Mostimportantly,tothosewhocelebrateitsintendedmeaning,St.Patrick'sDayisatraditionaldayforspiritualrenewal(获得新生)andofferingprayersformissionaries(传教士）worldwide.Shamrocks三叶草Leprechauns绿衣矮老人•Akindofoxalis(酢浆草)withthreeslicesofheart-shapedleavesrepresentingtheHolyTrinity——HeavenlyFather,ChristchildandHeavenlyGhostinreligion(宗教上三位一体－天父、圣婴及圣灵的重要教义).•Thereforeshamrocks(三叶草)becamethesymboloftheIreland.Andfindingtheshamrockwithfourleavesisthesymbolofgoodfortune.•Leprechauns(小矮人)istheroleoflegend.Theyareshoemakersoffaery(精灵)whoareveryshortbutmovefast.Andtheylikeplayingtricksonpeople.Liketotiepeople’stwoshoelaces(鞋带)together,thentheywillfalldownwhenstandingup.•OnetheoryisthatitisthedaywhenSt.Patrickdied.SincetheholidaybeganinIreland,itisbelievedthatastheIrishspreadoutaroundtheworld,theytookwiththemtheirhistoryandcelebrations.•Thebiggestobservanceofallis,ofcourse,inIreland.Withtheexceptionofrestaurantsandpubs,almostallbusinessescloseonMarch17th.•Beingareligiousholidayaswell,manyIrishattendmass,whereMarch17thisthetraditionaldayforofferingprayersformissionariesworldwidebeforetheseriouscelebratingbegins..SaintPatrick'sDayisapublicholidayintheRepublicofIreland,NorthernIreland,Newfoundland（纽芬兰）andLabrador（拉布拉多）andinMontserrat（蒙特色拉特岛）.ItisalsowidelycelebratedbytheIrishdiaspora（离散的犹太人）,especiallyinplacessuchasGreatBritain,Canada,theUnitedStates,Argentina,Australia,andNewZealand,amongothers..Today,St.Patrick'sDayisprobablythemostwidelycelebratedsaint'sdayintheworld.•InGreatBritaincitieswithalargeIrishpopulation,St.Patrick’sDayisaverybigdeal.•Bigcitiesandsmalltownsalikecelebratewithparades（游行）,“wearingofthegreen,”playingIrishmusicandsingingIrishsongs,Irishfoodanddrink,andactivitiesforkidssuchascrafts,coloringandgames.•Somecommunitiesevengosofarastodyeriversorstreamsgreen!•GreeniseverywhereonSt.Patrick’sDay.Peopleweargreenclothes,greenshirts,greensocks,greenties,orjustagreenflowerorribbon.Greencoloringisaddedtocakes,cookiesandevenbeer.•FavoritefoodsonthisdayarecornedbeefandcabbageandIrishstew墩菜(lamb,onions,andpotatoescookedintrickedgravy肉汁)•Eatingcolcannon（boiledpotatoesandcabbagesmashedtogetherwithbutter）BEERspecialtyspecialtyThewordsindogare“KISSME,IAMIRISH”PeopleweartheIrishfavouratecolor-----green•TheSt.Patrick'sDaycustomcametoAmericain1737.•ItwasinBostonwheretheDaywasfirstcelebratedinapublicway.•“WhenIrishEyesAreSmiling”(爱尔兰的微笑）•“SevenDrunkenNights”(七个醉酒的夜晚）•“TheIrishRover”（流浪者）•“DannyBoy”（丹尼少年）•“TheFieldsofAthenry”（阿森莱田野）•“BlackVelvetBand”（黑色缎带）