La fête de la Saint-Patrick

Saint Patrick's Day is the most important day of the year for Irish people all over the world. Learn about this 17 March celebration with this video. Below, you'll find the transcript - click any phrase to read the English and follow links to related French grammar lessons.

Note: Some of the tenses in this French text and its English translation don't match! In French, we use the present tense to describe historical events like this to evoke a sense of immediacy, whereas in English, we commonly use the past tense - learn more about historical French tenses.

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