Explorers and Discoveries of North America
Marquette and Jolliet explored a route from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. An English explorer in 1497 searched for the Northwest Passage and discovered the Grand Banks. Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec, the first French settlement, and befriended the Huron people. The Europeans learned from their quest for the Northwest Passage. The Dutch funded voyages through innovative solutions. The decision-making process, actions of explorers, and outcomes are explored.
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17th March Everyyearon the seventeenth of March, people around the world celebrate St Patrick s Day. It s the death dateof the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick.
He was a missionarywho brought Christianity to the Irish people. There are many legends about him. One of them says that Saint Patrick used a shamrock to explain the mysteryof the Holy Trinity to the Irish pagans. Today, the green shamrock is the symbol of Ireland and many peoplewearsomething green on St Patrick s Day.
In Dublin, thecapital of Ireland , there is five-day St Patrick s Day Festival. There are wonderful parades, performances and dances. The first parade was not in Dublin, but in New York, it started in 1762. The celebrations are now held in many differentcountriesaround the world and everyone who is Irish at heart can join the fun.
On St. Patrick's Day you can have a green beer.
Another tradition related to the celebration of St. Patrick's Day is the tradition of drinking whiskey - the obligatory glass of whiskey is called "Patrick's pitcher". Behind this tradition there is a legend according to which Saint Patrick frightened a certain innkeeper who did not fill a full measure of alcohol. Saint Patrick said that monsters would appear in her inn. The scared woman always filled her glasses since then.
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