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 16 years old, something terrible happened.
A group of pirates attacked St. Patrick's home.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
Now that you know about St. Patrick's Day, why don't you join our fun?