Saint Patrick's day... what's that? you might be asking yourself.. well, teacher Jennifer from English with Jennifer tells us a little about it...
a little bit of History....
Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially Paddy's Day or St. Patty's Day, is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (373-493), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17.
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, Australia, and rest of Canada it is widely celebrated, although not an official holiday.
It became a feast day in the universal church due to the influence of the Waterford-born Franciscan scholar Luke Wadding, as a member of the commission for the reform of the Breviary [1] in the early part of the 17th century.
A common practice among gardeners is to plant at least one potato, no matter how cold the weather, on St. Patrick's Day. This is done in order to ensure a good harvest for the coming year. Some speculate that this may have arisen from the Irish Potato Famine.
Well I don't know much about the actual origins of the day, but I do know how it is celebrated in the US. In the mornings for families we have large parades with big floats and marching bands. Everyone wears green, and if you don't wear green on that day, you'll get pinched. For adults, the day is celebrated with the Irish tradition of drinking lots of beer. Sometimes food coloring is added to make the beer green, or in the case of Guinness beer which is very dark, a 4 leaf clover is formed on the top. Happy St. Patrick's day!!!
One of the traditions to celebrate this day... A parade...
Now, what do you think? do we have any thing like this festivity our country?
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Pledge your support and turn off your lights for one hour, Earth Hour, 8.30pm, Saturday 27th March 2010. Visit the Earth Hour website to find out more, or watch the inspiring video below.
Haiti and Chile... two countries beaten by terrible earthquakes... Singers and actors and actresses of the world united to raise money to help Haiti...
These are the lyrics to the song... Enjoy and please do more than just watch the video.... helping hands are what are needed the most!!!
(Justin Bieber)
There comes a time,
When we head a certain call
(Justin Bieber & Nicole Scherzinger / Jennifer Hudson)
When the world must come together as one
(Jennifer Hudson)
There are people dying
(Jennifer Nettles)
And it’s time to lend a hand to life
(Jennifer Nettles & Josh Groban)
The greatest gift of all
(Josh Groban)
We can’t go on
Pretending day by day
(Tony Bennet)
That someone, somehow will soon make a change
(Mary J Blige)
We are all a part of
God’s great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need
[Chorus]
(Michael Jackson)
We are the world
We are the children
(Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson)
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
(Barbra Streisand)
There’s a choice we’re making,
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
(Miley Cyrus)
Send them your heart,
So they’ll know that someone cares
(Enrique Iglesias)
So there cries for help
Will not be in vein
(Nicole Scherzinger)
We can’t let them suffer
(Nicole Scherzinger & Enrique Iglesias)
No we cannot turn away
(Jamie Foxx)
Right now they need a helping hand
[Chorus]
(Wyclef Jean)
Nou se mond la
We are the Children
(Adam Levine)
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
(Pink)
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
(BeBe Winans)
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
(Michael Jackson)
When you’re down and out
There seems no hope at all
(Usher)
But if you just believe
There’s no way we can fall
(Celine Dion)
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change can only come
(Fergie & Celine Dion)
When we stand together as one
[Chorus]
(All)
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
(Nick Jonas)
Got to start giving
(All)
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
(Toni Braxton & All)
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
(Mary & Mary)
We are the world
We are the children
[Tony Bennet]
Its for the children
[Isaac Slade]
We are the ones who make a brighter day
[Toni Braxton]
So lets start giving
[Lil Wayne]
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
[Chorus - All]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
(Akon)
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we make a better day
Just you and me
(T-Pain)
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
(Jamie Foxx imitating Ray Charles
Choice were making
saving our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
[Rapping]
( LL Cool J, Will-I-Am, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz)
We all need somebody that we can lean on
When you wake up look around and see that your dreams gone
When the earth quakes we’ll help you make it through the storm
When the floor breaks a magic carpet to stand on
We are the World united by love so strong
When the radio isn’t on you can hear the songs
A guided light on the dark road your walking on
A sign post to find the dreams you thought was gone
Someone to help you move the obstacles you stumbled on
Someone to help you rebuild after the rubble’s gone
We are the World connected by a common bond
Love the whole planet sing it along
(Wyclef Jean)
[Chorus - All]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we make a better day
Just you and me
(Kanye West)
Everyday citizens
Everybody pitching in
("Children" & Wyclef Jean)
Nou se mond la
Nou se timoun yo
(Will-I-Am)
You and I
You and I
(Kanye West)
Uh, 12 days no water
Wishing will to live
(Will-I-Am)
We amplified the love we watching multiply
(Kanye West)
Feeling like the Worlds end
We can make the World win
(Will-I-Am)
Like Katrina, Africa, Indonesia
and now Haiti needs us, the need us, they need us
[Chorus - All]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we make a better day
Just you and me
(Wyclef Jean)
Haiti, Haiti, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti, Haiti, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti.
Remember ..this is not only about the music or learning English... This is to help people in need...
