Saint Patrick’s Day

Hello! Welcome to our St . Patrick’s Day parade! We have lots of fun on St. Patrick’s Day. Do you know what St. Patrick’s Day is? St. Patrick was born in Britain. His family was very rich. When St. Patrick was sixteen years old, something terrible happened. A group of pirates attacked St. Patrick’s home.

你好欢迎来到我们的圣帕特里克节游行！我们在圣帕特里克节玩得很开心。 你知道什么是圣帕特里克节吗？ 圣帕特里克出生于英国。他的家庭非常富有。圣帕特里克十六岁时岁时，发生了可怕的事情。 一群海盗袭击了圣帕特里克的家。

Then they kidnapped the young man and took him to Ireland. The pirates sold St. Patrick as a slave. St. Patrick spent six years as a slave. He worked as a shepherd. Being far away from his family made St . Patrick feel sad and lonely. But St. Patrick prayed every day.

然后他们绑架了这个年轻人并将他带到爱尔兰。海盗们把圣帕特里克当奴隶卖了。 圣帕特里克当了六年奴隶。他当牧羊人。 由于远离家人，St。帕特里克感到悲伤和孤独。但圣帕特里克每天都祈祷。

His faith grew stronger and stronger. One day, St. Patrick heard a voice telling him to run away. So St. Patrick listened to the voice . He escaped and went to France . In France, St. Patrick became a priest. When St. Patrick was about sixty years old, he returned to Ireland.

他的信念越来越坚定。 一天，圣帕特里克听到一个声音叫他逃跑。于是圣帕特里克听了这个声音。 他逃走了，去了法国。在法国，圣帕特里克成为牧师。 当圣帕特里克大约60岁时，他回到了爱尔兰。

He wanted to tell the Irish about his faith. Almost everybody loved Patrick. He carried a shamrock with him . A shamrock is a three-leaf clover. St. Patrick used a shamrock to teach people about God. According to legend, St. Patrick drove out all the snakes in Ireland .

他想告诉爱尔兰人他的信仰。几乎每个人都喜欢帕特里克。 他随身携带一块三叶草。三叶草是三叶草。圣帕特里克用三叶草教人们认识上帝。 根据传说，圣帕特里克在爱尔兰赶走了所有的蛇。

Snakes were a symbol of evil. St. Patrick wanted to remove all evil from Ireland. When St. Patrick died, the people of Ireland were very sad . They decided to honor his death. That’s how St. Patrick's Day began. Can you guess why we are all wearing green? Green is the color of spring!

蛇是邪恶的象征。圣帕特里克希望消除爱尔兰的一切邪恶。 圣帕特里克去世时，爱尔兰人民非常悲伤。他们决定纪念他的死。圣帕特里克节就是这样开始的。 你能猜到为什么我们都穿绿色衣服吗？绿色是春天的颜色！

Since St. Patrick died in the spring, we wear green to show that we honor him. A four-leaf clover, that’s a sign of good luck! On St. Patrick’s Day, it is good luck to find a four-leaf clover. As for me, I’m a leprechaun. I am part of St. Patrick’s Day because I am Irish too!

自从圣帕特里克在春天去世后，我们就穿绿色衣服来表示对他的敬意。 四叶草，这是好运的象征！在圣帕特里克节，找到四叶草是好运。 至于我，我是一个小妖精。我是圣帕特里克节的一部分，因为我也是爱尔兰人！