Saint Patrick's Day

1.

Fact file:
Name: Saint Patrick's Day
Date: the 17th of March
Symbols: a shamrock, Leprechaun
Food: beer
Activities: wear green clothes and
colourful hats, paint the Irish flag
or a shamrock on their faces,
watch huge parades, take part in
the parades.
Interesting facts: if you follow a rainbow to
its end, you'll find a leprechaun's pot of gold

2.

Fact file:
Name: St. Valentine's Day
Date: the 14th of February
Symbols: a heart
Food: sweets, chocolate
Activities: send anonymous cards
with messages of love, give
flowers or chocolate
Interesting facts: The British
spend millions of pounds on
flowers, cards and sweets on this
romantic day to exchange gifts

3.

Fact file:
Name: Halloween
Date: the 31st of October
Symbols: orange and black
colours, Jack-O'-Lanterns.
Food: pumpkin pies
Activities: wear spooky
(frightening) costumes of
witches, ghosts, bats,
decorate their houses, play
Apple Bobbing, Trick or
Treat

4.

Fact file:
Name: Thanksgiving
Date: the 4th of Thursday of
November
Symbols: a turkey, a pumpkin, corn
Food: eat roast turkey with
cranberry sauce, potatoes and
pumpkin pie
Activities: Many organisations
prepare a free meal for poor people,
there are parades In New York

5.

Fact file:
Name: Guy Fawkes Day
Date: the 5th of November
Symbols: Bonfire, Guy Fawkes'
dummy
Activities: small firework parties in
the back gardens, watch big
firework displays in public parks
and burn Guy Fawkes' dummy
Interesting facts: In 1605 on this day
Guy Fawkes and his gang wanted to blow up the
Houses of Parliament. But one of his guys sent a
letter to the King and warned him. The Houses
of Parliament were saved!