Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Great people: Jonathan Swift.

Jonathan Swift was a writer. He was born on November 30, 1667, in Dublin, Ireland.

Satire was his genre.

Gulliver's Travels (1726) was one of Swift's notable works. This novel was translated to other languages.

He died on October 19, 1745, in Dublin, Ireland.




Friday, March 17, 2017

St. Patrick's Day.

Saint Patrick was born in Britain at the end of the IV century A.D. When Patrick was sixteen-years-old, Irish pirates, captured and turned him into a slave, in Ireland. Also, Patrick became a bishop and spread Christianity. He died on March 17.

So, on this day people around the world celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Many families go to church. There are many icons with Patrick.

Green color is a symbol of this of this religious holiday. Many parades appear in cities around the world.

For men and boys named Patrick March 17 is an Angel Day.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/fr/image-vector/saint-patricks-day-typographical-background-130439297?src=ZFIDJfAVNjFVuWVdq1ym0g-1-8

Saint Patrick's Day Typographical Background

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/fr/image-photo/st-patricks-day-lucky-charms-250551262?src=ZFIDJfAVNjFVuWVdq1ym0g-2-18

St. Patricks day, lucky charms

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/fr/image-photo/gold-piled-caldron-st-patricks-day-378115648?src=ZFIDJfAVNjFVuWVdq1ym0g-5-17

gold piled in caldron for st. patricks day