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Giorno di San Patrizio
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 Italian vocabulary related to this joyful celebration of Irish culture.
| March | marzo | |
| March 17 | 17 marzo | |
| winter | inverno | |
| spring | primavera | |
| the Emerald Isle | l’isola di smeraldo | |
| Ireland | Irlanda | |
| Irish person | un.a irlandese | |
| Irish (adj) | irlandese | |
| Gaelic | gaelico | |
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beer | la birra | ||
| Blarney Stone | la Pietra di Blarney | |||
| cabbage | cavolo | |||
| Celtic cross | croce celtica | |||
| Christian | cristiano | |||
| clover | trifoglio | |||
| druid | druido | |||
| Father, Son, and Holy Spirit | Padre, Figlio e Spirito Santo |  |
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| flag | bandiera | |||
| four-leaf clover | quadrifoglio | |||
| good luck | buona fortuna | |||
| green | verde | |||
| harp | arpa | |||
| legend | leggenda | |||
| leprechaun | leprecauno | |||
| orange | arancione | |||
| pagan | pagano | |||
| parade | parata | |||
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potato | patata | ||
| pot of gold | pentola d’oro | |||
| rainbow | arcobaleno | |||
| saint | santo | |||
| sermon | sermone | |||
| shamrock | trifoglio | |||
| shillelagh | bastone | |||
| snake | serpente | |||
| Trinity | Trinità | |||
| white | bianco | |||
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| to bring good luck | portare fortuna | |||
| to celebrate | festeggiare | |||
| to chase away | scacciare | |||
| to kiss | baciare | |||
| to pinch | pizzicare |
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