Many people around the world will be indulging in a drop of the black and white stuff and celebrating St Patrick’s Day this month. Of course, the largest party celebration will be in Dublin, it is forecast that more than 700,000 people are likely to show up for the annual parade which takes place in the heart of Dublin. Bars around the globe will also be packed full of happy drinkers and parades will also be held in New York, Sydney, Singapore and several other global cities.
More and more common now are organised parties, where groups plan games, festivities and dress up in Irish style and wear green plastic top hats with shamrocks or green glitter shamrock head boppers.
In Ireland, St Patrick’s Day was once a traditional religious festival which commemorated the patron saint who converted the country to Christianity.
In recent years it has become a five-day entertainment gala which contributes GBP40m to the economy.
“The parade in Dublin has really improved and is now seen as an entertainment piece, rather than something that people just marched along to, and the attendance has risen hugely,” said festival chief executive Donal Shields.
The Irish President Mary McAleese said “It is a day of celebration in Ireland and for the global Irish family throughout the world”.
More and more common now are organised parties, where groups plan games, festivities and dress up in Irish style and wear green plastic top hats with shamrocks or green glitter shamrock head boppers.
In Ireland, St Patrick’s Day was once a traditional religious festival which commemorated the patron saint who converted the country to Christianity.
In recent years it has become a five-day entertainment gala which contributes GBP40m to the economy.
“The parade in Dublin has really improved and is now seen as an entertainment piece, rather than something that people just marched along to, and the attendance has risen hugely,” said festival chief executive Donal Shields.
The Irish President Mary McAleese said “It is a day of celebration in Ireland and for the global Irish family throughout the world”.
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