Completar frases St Patrick's DayVersión en línea the saint and the holiday fill in the gaps. por Boglárka Kozári 1 Christianity Emerald saint pinch cannot Legend March descent hidden pagan died unfriendly kidnapped fairy priest climate drove Spirit gold pointed St . Patrick ? s Day is the feast day of the patron of Ireland named St . Patrick . Patrick wasn ? t born Irish . He was brought to Ireland as a slave after he was . He escaped back to Britain to be with his family . While there , a voice told him to go back to Ireland . Finally , he was ordained as a and spent the rest of his life working to bring to Ireland . Some people claim that Patrick the snakes out of Ireland . However , science has proven that there never were any snakes in Ireland because of the cold . So , it ? s thought that the word snakes in this legend actually represent driving out the ways when he introduced Christianity . St . Patrick ? s Day is the national holiday of Ireland and they celebrate it each year on 17 because this is the day he is rumored to have . In the United States , many people of Irish celebrate this holiday because it plays an important part of their cultural history . Symbols - has it that St . Patrick used the SHAMROCK to explain the Holy Trinity ( the Father , the Son , and the Holy ) . - Traditionally , the colour they wear on this day is GREEN . Ireland is known for its green shades of grass and their island is also called the Island . - Irish legend says that there is a small Irish called the LEPRECHAUN . He wears shoes , a hat , and a leather apron . According to the legend , he ? s very and lives alone in the forest guarding his pots of . The story says that if you find a leprechaun , he will have to tell you where his gold is . If you look away for even one second , the leprechaun will disappear along with all his gold . . . Legend has it that if you wear green on this holiday , the leprechaun see you . If you don ? t wear green , he can see you and will give you a .