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Vocabulary related to St. Patrick's Day 28 words

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  1. Saint Patrick
    Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
  2. St. Patrick
    Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
  3. public holiday
    authorized by law and limiting work or official business
  4. parade
    a ceremonial procession including people marching
  5. Republic of Ireland
    a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
  6. step dancing
    dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures
  7. shamrock
    clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
  8. Remembrance Day
    the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated
  9. taoiseach
    the prime minister of the Irish Republic
  10. Irish
    of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people
  11. celebrate
    have a celebration
  12. celebration
    a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
  13. feast day
    a day designated for feasting
  14. Guinness
    a kind of bitter stout
  15. secularisation
    the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
  16. holiday
    leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
  17. festival
    an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
  18. saint
    a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
  19. Ireland
    an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
  20. green
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
  21. pub
    tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
  22. March
    the month following February and preceding April
  23. leprechaun
    a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
  24. Northern Ireland
    a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
  25. festivity
    any joyous diversion
  26. Belfast
    capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
  27. patron saint
    a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
  28. imbibing
    the act of consuming liquids