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Holiday:St. Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day or the Feast of Saint Patrick
(Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of
Patrick") is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on
17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461),
the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of
Ireland.
Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day
in the early seventeenth century and is observed by the
Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the
Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church and Lutheran
Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival
of Christianity in Ireland, as well as celebrates the
heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations
generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe,
and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks. Christians
also attend church services, and the Lenten restrictions on
eating and drinking alcohol are lifted for the day, which
has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of
alcohol consumption.
Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of
Ireland, Northern Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador and
Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish
diaspora around the world; especially in Britain, Canada,
the United States, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.
This is a fun holiday and perfect if you like to wear
green colored clothes. Many communities in America hold
parades and festivals where you can even drink green
beer and eat green snacks.
Test:Reading Comprehension
St. Patrick's Day
Read
the information above. In the test questions
below choose which is the best answer for each
question. There are 5 questions. Good luck.
1. Saint Patrick's Day
is also known as which of the following?
a. Book of Saint Patrick
b. Culture of Saint Patrick
c. Feast of Saint Patrick
d. Song of Saint Patrick
2. When was Saint
Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day?
a. early sixteenth century
b. early seventeenth century
c. early eighteenth century
d. early nineteenth century
3. Saint Patrick's Day
is observed by all but which of the following?
a. Jewish Congregation
b. Catholic Church
c. Anglican Communion
d. Lutheran Church.
4. Which color is
typically worn on Saint Patrick's Day?
a. blue
b. red
c. orange
d. green
5. What is typically
consumed on Saint Patrick's Day?
