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Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day, colloquially Paddy's Day (愛爾蘭人的節日), is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (373-493), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17.
聖帕特里克節為3月17日,以紀念愛爾蘭守護神聖帕特里克 (373-493)。公元432年,聖帕特里克受教皇派遣前往愛爾蘭勸說愛爾蘭人皈依基督教。他從威克洛上岸后,當地憤怒的異教徒企圖用石頭將他砸死。但聖帕特里克臨危不懼,當即摘下一棵三葉苜蓿,形象地闡明了聖父、聖子、聖靈三位一體的教義。他雄辯的演說使愛爾蘭人深受感動,接受了聖帕特里克主施的隆重洗禮。公元 493年3月17日,聖帕特里克逝世,愛爾蘭人為了紀念他,將這一天定為聖帕特里克節。
It is the Irish national holiday and one of the public holidays in the Republic of Ireland (a bank holiday in Northern Ireland); the overseas territory of Montserrat; and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the United States and Australia it is widely celebrated, although not an official holiday.
St. Patrick Day是北愛的bank holiday(法定節日), 也是英屬Monteserrat群島和加拿大的紐芬蘭省的法定節日。美國和澳大利亞也慶祝,但這一天不是節假日。
Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by Irish people and increasingly by many of non-Irish descent (Usually in the US and Ireland) Celebrations are generally themed around all things green and Irish; both Christians and non-Christians celebrate the secular version of the holiday by wearing green, eating Irish food, imbibing Irish drink, and attending parades.
主要是世界各地的愛爾蘭人慶祝這一節日,在美國和愛爾蘭,越來越多的非愛爾蘭後裔也慶祝這一節日。通常是以綠色為主題。聖帕特里克節這一天,人們通常要舉行遊行、教堂禮拜等活動。美國的愛爾蘭人喜歡佩帶三葉苜蓿,用愛爾蘭的國旗顏色——綠黃兩色裝飾房間,身穿綠色衣服,並向賓客贈送三葉苜蓿飾物等。
The St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland is part of a five-day festival, over 500,000 people attended the 2006 parade. The largest St. Patrick's Day parade is held in New York City and it is watched by 2 million spectators. The St. Patrick's day parade was first held in Boston in 1737, organized by the Charitable Irish Society. New York's celebration began on 17 March 1766 when Irish soldiers marched through the city. Ireland's cities all hold their own parades and festivals
在愛爾蘭的都柏林的St. Patrick's Day的遊行是5天節日的一部分,2006年的遊行有超過50萬人參加。規模最大的遊行曾經在紐約舉行,當時有2百萬人觀看。第一次遊行於1737年在波士頓舉行。
In Canada
加拿大每年規模最大的遊行都是在魁北克的蒙特利爾舉行, 自從1824年以來從未間斷過。在加拿大的紐芬蘭省St. Patrick Day是法定節日。在曼尼托巴省,那裡的愛爾蘭人協會每年都舉辦3天的音樂文化節來慶祝這一節日。 |
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