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The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian times, with the festival of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers. The day was a traditional summer holiday in many pre-Christian European pagan cultures. While February 1 was the first day of Spring, May 1 was the first day of summer Traditions…. The most famous tradition was a dancing around maypole. • Every English village had a Maypole. • People celebrate May Day by dancing and singing around it. • Also part of the celebration was the crowning of a May Queen. • She was chosen among the pretty girls of the village. • The dancing is accompanied by an accordion player and a melodeon or fiddle player. • Dancers wear different clothes depending on the part of the country in which they dance. • There are 6 or 8 dancers arranged in two lines or in a circle facing each other. • They carry white handkerchiefs or short sticks. Some dancers have bell-pads tied at their knees. SAINT PATRICK’S DAY. • Celebrated each year on March 17th • Celebration to honor the Saint Patrick • A national holiday for the Irish people • Also celebrated in Canada, UK, Australia, USA and New Zealand Saint Patrick was a Christian missionary and is considered the patron saint of Ireland. It’s believed that he brought Christianity to Ireland. SHAMROCK • A three-leaf clover. • Irish have considered shamrocks as good-luck symbols LEPRECHAUN • An Irish fairy. • Looks like a small, old man. • Often dressed like a shoemaker. • They are aloof and unfriendly. • Live alone, and pass the time making shoes. • They have a hidden pot of gold. GREEN • The shamrock is green. • The color of spring. • Ireland is green all year round.. Traditions • People go to church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. • They eat Irish bacon and cabbage and they drink black beer. • Some rivers are dyed green. • There are parades in many Irish cities and towns.
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May DayMay Day
By Elvina Tijūnaitytė Ic.
The origin of the May DayThe origin of the May Day
• The Romans had a festival too, it was The Romans had a festival too, it was Flora.Flora.
• May Day has a pagan connection. May Day has a pagan connection.
• It marks the end of winter. It marks the end of winter.
TraditionsTraditions
• Dancing and singing around MaypoleDancing and singing around Maypole
• Crowning a May QueenCrowning a May Queen
• Morris dancingMorris dancing
The tradition of MaypoleThe tradition of Maypole
• Every English village Every English village had a Maypole. had a Maypole.
• People celebrate People celebrate May Day by dancing May Day by dancing and singing around and singing around the Maypole.the Maypole.
May QueenMay Queen
• Part of the Part of the celebration celebration was the was the crowning of a crowning of a May Queen. May Queen.
• She was She was chosen chosen among the among the pretty girls of pretty girls of the village.the village.
Morris danceMorris dance
• The dancing is accompanied by an The dancing is accompanied by an accordion player and a melodeon or accordion player and a melodeon or fiddle player. fiddle player.
• Dancers wear different clothes Dancers wear different clothes depending on the part of the country depending on the part of the country in which they dance.in which they dance.
• There are 6 or 8 dancers arranged in There are 6 or 8 dancers arranged in two lines or in a circle facing each two lines or in a circle facing each other. other.
St.St. Patrick’s DayPatrick’s Day
• Celebrated each year on March 17thCelebrated each year on March 17th
• Celebration to honor the Saint Patrick Celebration to honor the Saint Patrick
• A national holiday for the Irish people A national holiday for the Irish people
• Also celebrated in Canada, UK, Also celebrated in Canada, UK, Australia, USA and New ZealandAustralia, USA and New Zealand
Who was St. Patrick?Who was St. Patrick?
Saint Patrick was a Christian missionary and is considered the patron saint of Ireland. Believed that he brought Christianity to Ireland.
A long time ago there lived a priest in A long time ago there lived a priest in Ireland. His name was Patrick. Ireland. His name was Patrick.
In Ireland there In Ireland there lived many lived many snakes too. snakes too. People were People were afraid of snakes.afraid of snakes.
Patrick wanted to Patrick wanted to help. How help. How could they get could they get rid of the rid of the snakes?snakes?
He took a drum and played it loudly – and He took a drum and played it loudly – and all the snakes slid away. Patrick walked all the snakes slid away. Patrick walked all over the island, until the last snake all over the island, until the last snake
was gone.was gone.
The people were very happy. They The people were very happy. They called Patrick a saint. Today you called Patrick a saint. Today you can't find any snakes in Ireland.can't find any snakes in Ireland.
ShamrockShamrock
• A three-leaf clover A three-leaf clover
• Irish have considered shamrocks as Irish have considered shamrocks as good-luck symbols good-luck symbols
Leprechaun Leprechaun
• An Irish fairy An Irish fairy
• Looks like a small, old manLooks like a small, old man
• Often dressed like a shoemakerOften dressed like a shoemaker
• They are aloof and unfriendlyThey are aloof and unfriendly
• Live alone, and pass the time making shoesLive alone, and pass the time making shoes
• They have a hidden pot of gold They have a hidden pot of gold
GreenGreen
• The shamrock is The shamrock is green.green.
• The color of spring.The color of spring.
• Ireland is Ireland is greengreen all year all year roundround... .
TraditionsTraditions
• People go to church in the morning People go to church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. and celebrate in the afternoon.
• They eat Irish bacon and cabbage They eat Irish bacon and cabbage and they drink black beer. and they drink black beer.
• Some rivers are dyed green.Some rivers are dyed green.
• There are parades in many Irish There are parades in many Irish cities and towns.cities and towns.
