Land of Luck

 

Culture, Literature, Art, Language, and Holidays! 

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Ireland has a cool cultures. One national holiday that is now celebrated in the USA is St. Patricks Day which is celebrated on March 17 every year. St. Patrick is Ireland's saint and his feast day is now St. Patricks Day! First the day starts off with church service. Then, later in the day, they hold a parade. The principal of the parade starts in Dublin!  Anouter holiday is easter sunday. It starts with church services, then it is mostly like our easter! 

Irelands language is English and Gerlic. People in Ireland who speak English have a soft accent called brogue. Gaelic is a form of the ancient Celtic Language. This Gaelic mostly spoken is Irish. Irish people write both in english and Gaelic.

Ireland's art is mostly considered to have began as the early carvings found at sites such as Newgrange. One form of art is Celtic art. The other form of art is music called folk music.

http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/02_03/Cul/Ireland/ireland.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_art