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

<p><strong>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!!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/17/60-st-patricks-day-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/17/60-st-patricks-day-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Similar Episodes!</strong></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/10/30/14-what-is-halloween/">What is Halloween? - http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/10/30/14-what-is-halloween/</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/11/06/bonfire-night-a-unique-british-festival-with-an-explosive-history/">Bonfire Night! - http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/11/06/bonfire-night-a-unique-british-festival-with-an-explosive-history/</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/12/23/36-christmas-special-christmas-idioms-phrases-and-sayings-english-vocabulary-lesson/">Christmas! - http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/12/23/36-christmas-special-christmas-idioms-phrases-and-sayings-english-vocabulary-lesson/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></p> <p><strong>Enthralling (adj) - keeping someone’s interest and attention completely</strong></p> <p><em>I found your book absolutely enthralling!</em></p> <p><strong>Festivities (plural n) - the parties, meals, and other social activities with which people celebrate a special occasion</strong></p> <p><em>If you’re in Europe during winter, you should join in with the Christmas festivities!</em></p> <p><strong>Advocate (n) - someone who publicly supports something</strong></p> <p><em>He’s a strong advocate of human rights</em></p> <p><strong>To inhabit (v) - to live in a place</strong></p> <p><em>These remote islands are inhabited only by birds</em></p> <p><strong>To convert (v) - to change to a new religion, belief, opinion, etc., or to make someone do this</strong></p> <p><em>He converted to Catholicism when he got married</em></p> <p><strong>Mythology (n) - a popular belief that is probably not true</strong></p> <p><em>There is a lot of mythology surrounding the origin of that country</em></p> <p><strong>To banish (v) - to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back</strong></p> <p><em>He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year</em></p> <p><strong>To flee (v) - to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear</strong></p> <p><em>In order to escape his enemies, he fled to the mountains</em></p> <p><strong>Misconception (n) - an idea that is wrong because it has been based on a failure to understand a situation</strong></p> <p><em>I’d like to clear up the common misconception that older workers don’t know how to use technology</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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