Fill in the Blanks Traditions on St Patricks dayOnline version fill in by Елена Awramenko 1 lucky 16 years monastery Patrick clothes studied Children monastery celebrated singing dress Shamrocks friends green watching Leprechauns parents everywhere gold History of St . Patrick St . was born to wealthy in the late fourth century . Until the age of years old , he thought of himself as a pagan . He was kidnapped and sold as a slave at this age by Irish marauders . It was during this capture that he turned to God . He managed to escape after being a slave for six and then in a in Gaul for 12 years . This was when he knew that his ? calling ? was to try and convert all the pagans in Ireland into Christianity . St . Patrick went from monastery to , successfully converting people to Christianity . The Celtic Druids were very unhappy with him and tried to arrest him several times but he always managed to escape . , leprechauns and the blarney stone are associated with St . Patrick ? s Day . Shamrocks are threeleaved clovers found growing in patches on grass . You are thought to be if you find a four - leaved clover , so do keep it if you ever come across one ! are little Irish fairies , and they are thought to work as shoe - makers for other fairies . The Irish say that if a leprechaun is caught by a human , he will reveal where he hides his pot of . On this day , pictures of shamrocks and leprechauns are hung . Some people even up as leprechauns complete with their big hats ! St . Patrick ? s Day is world - wide with people dancing and in Irish pubs , St . Patrick ? s Day parade , drinking ? green ? beer , wearing green and just generally having a good time . in Ireland have a tradition of pinching their who don ? t wear green on this day !
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