Saint Patrick’s Day

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La fête de la Saint-Patrick

Ireland’s national holiday is the feast day of Saint Patrick and is celebrated by Irish people all over the world. Saint Patrick’s Day is observed in more countries than any other national holiday, and is a multi-day festival in Ireland itself.

Learn some French vocabulary related to this joyful celebration of Irish culture.

	beer		la bière
	Blarney Stone		la Pierre de Blarney la Pierre de l’éloquence
	cabbage		le chou
	Celtic cross		la croix celtique la croix nimbée
	Christian		chrétien
	clover		un trèfle
	druid		un druide
	Father, Son, and Holy Spirit		Père, Fils et Saint Esprit
	flag		le drapeau
	four-leaf clover		un trèfle à quatre feuilles
	good luck		le bonheur
	green		vert
	harp		une harpe
	legend		une légende
	leprechaun		un lutin
	orange		orange
	pagan		païen
	parade		un défilé
	potato		la pomme de terre
	pot of gold		un chaudron rempli d’or
	rainbow		un arc-en-ciel
	saint		un saint
	sermon		un sermon
	shamrock		un trèfle
	shillelagh		le gourdin irlandais
	snake		un serpent
	Trinity		la Trinité
	white		blanc
	to bring good luck		porter le bonheur
	to celebrate		célébrer
	to chase away		chasser
	to kiss		embrasser
	to pinch		pincer

 Videos

• La fête de la Saint Patrick
• Pourquoi fête-t-on la Saint Patrick ?

 Saint Patrick’s Day Quizzes

Think you’ve got it? Test yourself on some Saint Patrick’s Day French vocab with this fill-in-the-blank exercise: Ma Saint-Patrick

Also test yourself on telling time in this holiday-themed exercise: Une Saint-Patrick de folie !

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 Related lessons

• Colors
• Dates
• Drinks
• Food
• Nationalities

French vocabulary for other holidays

• Easter
• Mardi gras
• Valentine’s Day
   

 En español

• Día de la San Patricio
   

 In italiano

• Giorno di San Patrizio
   

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