Yesterday the national holiday of Ireland was celebrated, not only in Ireland but also here in New York.St. Paddy's Day is celebrated worldwide by the those of Irish descent and increasingly by non-Irish people who just call themselves "Irish for a day" for the sake of it. Celebrations are generally themed around all things Irish, the colour green and attending parades.
Probably thanks to the huge Irish population in the Big Apple, the St. Patrick's Day Parade along 5th Avenue is the largest in the US, probably in the world
...Unfortunately, this day didn't provide me with a public holiday, but during lunch some colleagues and I walked to 5th Avenue and watched the Parade go by. Standing in the sun, we were surrounded by green wearing revelers enjoying the thousands of Irish participants march by. The atmosphere reminded me of the Dutch phenomena "Koninginnedag" or Queen's Day! People being happy and celebrating in the street and in the end getting extremely wasted in one of the many packed Irish pubs...
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