In New York City, the St. Patrick's Day parade on Fifth Avenue is the largest one in the nation. It marches past St. Patrick's Cathedral and usually features Irish dancing, Irish music from bagpipes, and traditional Irish garb. Here's a short video from History.com with interesting facts about St. Patrick's Cathedral, which is said to welcome much more visitors than the Empire State Building! Have you been one of its visitors?
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Showing posts with label American history. Show all posts
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's!
Are you wearing green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? People wear green on this day because it represents the color of Ireland's verdant landscape--St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Green is also the color of the shamrock, a plant that's the national emblem of Ireland. In addition to donning something green, St. Patrick's Day revelers watch or participate in parades, head to a pub to down a couple of pints, and eat some Irish grub, such as corned beef and cabbage.
In New York City, the St. Patrick's Day parade on Fifth Avenue is the largest one in the nation. It marches past St. Patrick's Cathedral and usually features Irish dancing, Irish music from bagpipes, and traditional Irish garb. Here's a short video from History.com with interesting facts about St. Patrick's Cathedral, which is said to welcome much more visitors than the Empire State Building! Have you been one of its visitors?
In New York City, the St. Patrick's Day parade on Fifth Avenue is the largest one in the nation. It marches past St. Patrick's Cathedral and usually features Irish dancing, Irish music from bagpipes, and traditional Irish garb. Here's a short video from History.com with interesting facts about St. Patrick's Cathedral, which is said to welcome much more visitors than the Empire State Building! Have you been one of its visitors?
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
We have no classes on Monday because of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights leader in the 1960s. Civil rights are the rights of citizens and usually focus on equal treatment, opportunities, and freedom.
Dr. King was known for using nonviolent civil disobedience and protests to end segregation (the separation of citizens, in this case based on race), which was widespread at the time, especially in the Southern U.S. He helped organize the March in Washington in 1963, where he delivered his now famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his strategy of nonviolence in fighting racial inequality. He was assassinated in 1968 during a tumultuous (chaotic; disorderly) period in U.S. history. The federal holiday on Monday commemorates his birthday, which is on January 15. Watch this short video from History.com about that historic March in Washington, D.C. and Dr. King's speech, and enjoy your day off!
-- posted by Joe Yu, ESL instructor
Dr. King was known for using nonviolent civil disobedience and protests to end segregation (the separation of citizens, in this case based on race), which was widespread at the time, especially in the Southern U.S. He helped organize the March in Washington in 1963, where he delivered his now famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his strategy of nonviolence in fighting racial inequality. He was assassinated in 1968 during a tumultuous (chaotic; disorderly) period in U.S. history. The federal holiday on Monday commemorates his birthday, which is on January 15. Watch this short video from History.com about that historic March in Washington, D.C. and Dr. King's speech, and enjoy your day off!
-- posted by Joe Yu, ESL instructor
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