St.patrick‘s day圣帕特里克节.ppt

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1、SaintPatrick'sDayisaculturalandreligiousholidaycelebratedon17，March.ItcommemoratesSaintPatrick(c.AD387–461),themostcommonlyrecognisedofthepatronsaints(守护神)ofIreland,andthearrivalofChristianity(基督教)inIreland.SaintPatrick'sDayhascometobeassociatedwitheverythingIrish:anythinggreenandg

2、old,shamrocks(三叶草）andluck.Mostimportantly,tothosewhocelebrateitsintendedmeaning,St.Patrick'sDayisatraditionaldayforspiritualrenewal(获得新生)andofferingprayersformissionaries(传教士）worldwide.SaintPatrickwasthepatronsaint（保护神）andnationalapostle（信徒）ofIrelandwhoiscreditedwithbringingchristi

3、anitytoIreland.Mostofwhatisknownabouthimcomesfromhistwoworks,theConfessio（忏悔录），aspiritualautobiography,andhisEpistola（使徒书）,adenunciation（谴责）ofBritishmistreatmentofIrishchristians.SaintPatrickdescribedhimselfasa"mosthumble-minded（谦逊）man,pouringforth（传布力量）acontinuouspaean（赞美歌）ofthank

4、stohisMakerforhavingchosenhimastheinstrumentwherebymultitudes（群众）whohadworshippedidols（圣像）anduncleanthingshadbecomethepeopleofGod."SaintPatrickismostknownfordrivingthesnakesfromIreland.ItistruetherearenosnakesinIreland,butthereprobablyneverhavebeen-theislandwasseparatedfromtheresto

5、fthecontinentattheendoftheIceAge.Shamrocks三叶草Leprechauns绿衣矮老人thesymbolofthefestivalAkindofoxalis(酢浆草)withthreeslicesofheart-shapedleavesrepresentingtheHolyTrinity——HeavenlyFather,ChristchildandHeavenlyGhostinreligion(宗教上三位一体－天父、圣婴及圣灵的重要教义).Thereforeshamrocks(三叶草)becamethesymbolofth

6、eIreland.Andfindingtheshamrockwithfourleavesisthesymbolofgoodfortune.Leprechauns(小矮人)istheroleoflegend.Theyareshoemakersoffaery(精灵)whoareveryshortbutmovefast.Andtheylikeplayingtricksonpeople.Liketotiepeople’stwoshoelaces(鞋带)together,thentheywillfalldownwhenstandingup.IntheIrishlege

7、nd,theseelves(精灵)hidmanyjars(圣瓶)fullofgoldinthetreeholes.Thepeoplewhowantedtofindthegoldwouldfindtheshoe-makerelvesfirstaccordingtothenoiseoftheirhammersandforcedthemtosaywhichtreehadgoldinit.Therewasonceamanwhoindeedfoundtheelf,butheforgothistoolsfordiggingthemout.Sohetiedayellowh

8、andkerchiefaroundthebranch