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Where To Find Saint Patrick's Day Parades
The Saint Patrick's Day parades are traditionally held the Sunday before March 17th in America. Seattle mops the city blocks of their parade route in kelly green for the celebration. Chicago has been dyeing the river green for the holiday since 1961, which has inspired Indianapolis to dye its canal, Jamestown to dye its river and Savannah to dye its fountains. Boston, Massachusetts holds the longest running Saint Patrick's Day parade, which has been operating since 1737. If you don't mind traveling, there are many Irish festivities from which to choose.
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According to the most recent U.S. census, there are 34 million Americans of Irish descent, which is nine times the population of Ireland. Irish influences can be seen all across America, with towns and cities named Mount Gay-Shamrock (West Virginia), Shamrock Lakes (Indiana), Shamrock (Oklahoma), Shamrock (Texas), Dublin (California) and Dublin (Ohio). Statistically speaking, Irish people comprise a quarter of the population in Massachusetts and the vast majority of the populace in New England states like Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Massachusetts. New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Seattle also have large numbers of Irish descendents. As you can imagine, the story of St Patrick is not lost on the American people and there will be many large Saint Patrick's Day parades and celebrations.
Of all the Saint Patrick's Day parades, Boston, Massachusetts wins the title for "longest running celebration in America." The first parade was held in 1737 and today more than 500,000 people show up to party. With 16% of the city of Irish descent, the St. Paddy's Day crowd is particularly festive. The party begins a week before March 17th, which includes the Gaelic Gourmet Gala (with Irish chefs serving up traditional foods), music concerts, comedy shows, drink specials at Irish pubs and Irish costume contests at the 75 Chestnut restaurant. Out-of-town visitors enjoy walking through the 20-site Irish Heritage Trail and partaking in sightseeing tours from costumed characters. Before the parade, Mr. Dooley's Boston Tavern is a popular place to grab an authentic Irish breakfast.
New York City does everything larger than life and their Saint Patrick's Day parades are no exception. You can expect 150,000 participants, including politicians, firefighters, military personnel, police forces, county workers, emigrant societies, bag pipers, social clubs and dance troops and two million spectators. Generally, the parade is moved to Saturday when March 17th falls on a Sunday. Visitors can enjoy their Paddys Day celebration at Molly's Pub and Restaurant, which is famous for their shepherd's pie and frothy pints of Guinness.
Downtown Chicago will undoubtedly be hosting one of the biggest and best Saint Patrick's Day parades. The festival kicks off with the world-renowned Chicago River dyeing, which is a beautiful sight to see at night in particular. Pipe bands, elaborate floats, Irish dancers and Irish culture demonstrations flood the city during this week in March. Parties run nonstop in Chicago bars, pubs and nightclubs. Live Irish music plays at Abbey Pub and Restaurant on the north side, which can't be missed for the ultimate St. Patrick's Day celebration.
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 Time: 12:22 PM -
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