60. St Patrick’s Day: Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

In this episode, I want to talk about St Patrick’s day! St Patrick’s day is an incredibly popular celebration of Ireland and Irish culture with events taking place around the world. However, the history of this holiday is incredibly surprising. Let’s learn about the life of St Patrick, the history of the festival, and some of the myths surrounding the events!! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/17/60-st-patricks-day-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/ Similar Episodes! What is Halloween? - http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/10/30/14-what-is-halloween/ Bonfire Night! - http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/11/06/bonfire-night-a-unique-british-festival-with-an-explosive-history/ Christmas! - http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/12/23/36-christmas-special-christmas-idioms-phrases-and-sayings-english-vocabulary-lesson/ CONTACT US!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] Vocabulary List Enthralling (adj) - keeping someone’s interest and attention completely I found your book absolutely enthralling! Festivities (plural n) - the parties, meals, and other social activities with which people celebrate a special occasion If you’re in Europe during winter, you should join in with the Christmas festivities! Advocate (n) - someone who publicly supports something He’s a strong advocate of human rights To inhabit (v) - to live in a place These remote islands are inhabited only by birds To convert (v) - to change to a new religion, belief, opinion, etc., or to make someone do this He converted to Catholicism when he got married Mythology (n) - a popular belief that is probably not true There is a lot of mythology surrounding the origin of that country To banish (v) - to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year To flee (v) - to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear In order to escape his enemies, he fled to the mountains Misconception (n) - an idea that is wrong because it has been based on a failure to understand a situation I’d like to clear up the common misconception that older workers don’t know how to use technology --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support