Photos: St. Patrick's Day celebrations
Photos of St. Patrick's Day parades and events from around the world.
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Alex Nowakowska left, and Joanna Puchlik right, both of Chicago, take a selfie after the Chicago River is dyed green ahead of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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People cheer as participants march up Fifth Ave. during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Aimee Norton puts the finishing touch on her outfit before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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FILE - In this March 17, 2014 file photo, bubbles fly during Savannah's 190-year-old St. Patrickís Day parade in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/The Morning News, Richard Burkhart, File)
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In this March 17, 2014 file photo, Andrea Sicignano of Long Island, N.Y., right, high-fives a participant marching in Savannah's 190-year-old St. Patrick's Day parade in Savannah, Ga. What started in 1824 as a small procession honoring the Irish heritage of the city's immigrants has grown into one of the South's largest street parties after Mardi Gras. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
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A cadet at the Benedictine Military School gets kissed while marching in the 191st St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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K. C. Arnold dances with Alysa Swanson and Kaylee Coursey in front of City Hall prior to the Hibernia St. Pat's parade in Biloxi, Miss., Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Sun Herald, Tim Isbell)
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Firefighters carrying 343 American flags representing each of their colleagues who died during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, march up Fifth Ave. during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Marchers walk past a group of protesters during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The group was protesting the exclusion of LGBT groups from the parade. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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The Grand Marshall of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, walks past protesters during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. A group of people along the parade route were protesting the exclusion of LGBT groups from the parade. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Melissa Soucy, center, of Morristown, N.J. waves at the participants marching up 5th Ave during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Paul Torma unloads cases of beer designated for restaurants in Pittsburgh's Market Square on Friday, March 13, 2015. Rows of toilets and a steel fence will be set up the annual Irish Fair in the Square street party from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. It starts after a no-alcohol, family-oriented event in the square from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the city's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Shamrocks adorn the bases at Traditions Field in honor of St. Patrick's Day during an exhibition spring training baseball game between New York Mets and Miami Marlins Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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The annual St. Patrickís Day Dash attracted thousands of enthusiastic, green-clad runners to brave pouring rain for the sake of fun Sunday, March 15, 2015, in Seattle, Wash. The event benefits the Detlef Schrempf Foundation. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead)
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Rowan Miller, 2, stands next to his Grandfather Ian Seivwright as the Shelby County Sheriff's Pipe Band warms up before the start of the annual St Patrick's Day parade Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber)
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A man joins in the celebrations during the St Patrick's day parade in the centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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The St Patrick's day parade makes it's way through the centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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A girl participates in St Patrick's day celebrations as she waits for a parade in the center of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge meets veterans during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, in England, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Duke of Cambridge attended the Parade as Colonel of the Regiment. The Duchess of Cambridge presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge meets veterans during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, in England, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Duke of Cambridge attended the Parade as Colonel of the Regiment. The Duchess of Cambridge presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge laughs as she presents a shamrock during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, in England, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Duke of Cambridge attended the Parade as Colonel of the Regiment. The Duchess of Cambridge presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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This image supplied by Tourism Ireland on Monday March 16, 2015 shows Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff lit green to celebrate St Patrick's Day on Tuesday. Landmark buildings across Ireland and the world have been floodlit green as global celebrations of the Emerald Isle's patron saint are culminating in parades and celebrations in Dublin and other cities, particularly in the U.S., on St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Tourism Ireland)
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This image supplied by Tourism Ireland on Monday March 16, 2015 shows the London Eye floodlit green to celebrate St Patrick's Day on Tuesday. Landmark buildings across Ireland and the world have been floodlit green as global celebrations of the Emerald Isle's patron saint are culminating in parades and celebrations in Dublin and other cities, particularly in the U.S., on St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Matt Alexander, Tourism Ireland)
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Alyssa Moody and her boyfriend Morgan Engdahl take photo with the Jammin 107.7 trailer as they queue-up on South Water St. for the New London, Conn., St. Patrick's Day Parade Sunday, March 15, 2015. Moody is the personality "Pebbles" on air for 107.7. (AP Photo/The Day, Sean D. Elliot)
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Anthony "Animal" McLoughlin snaps a photo as the New London, Conn., St. Patrick's Day Parade approaches his vantage point on Bank St. Sunday, March 15, 2015. (AP Photo/The Day, Sean D. Elliot)
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This image supplied by Tourism Ireland on Monday March 16, 2015 shows the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, floodlit green to celebrate St Patrick's Day on Tuesday. Landmark buildings across Ireland and the world have been floodlit green as global celebrations of the Emerald Isle's patron saint are culminating in parades and celebrations in Dublin and other cities, particularly in the U.S., on St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Sarto Roberto, Tourism Ireland)
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People ride in the Naperville Park Disctrict float during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Naperville, Ill. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Daniel White)
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President Barack Obama smiles as he walks down the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, with, from left, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny after attending a "Friends of Ireland" luncheon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Vice President Joe Biden, wearing shamrocks in his breast pocket, departs the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, following a Friends of Ireland luncheon in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Members of the Secret Service patrol the top of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, as while a fountain has been dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Ducks swim in a fountain on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, that has been dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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With the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial in the background, the fountain on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, prior to President Barack Obama's motorcade taking the president to Capitol Hill for a "Friends of Ireland" luncheon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Parade grand marshals Maureen Edgar, left, and Jason Foltyn, both of Palatine, march in the St. Patrick's parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Palatine, Ill. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, George LeClaire)
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David Andress chugs his green beer at his first stop on the first-ever St. Patrick's Day 5K Pub Crawl at the Movie Star Lounge on Saturday in Casper. The crawl started at Galloway's Irish Pub & Eatery on CY Ave. and progressed through five Casper bars. Runners were required to down one pint of green beer at each stop before progressing. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
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A green-clad runner takes part in the annual St. Patrickís Day Dash to benefit the Detlef Schrempf Foundation on Sunday, March 15, 2015, in Seattle. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead)
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The Ada Bridge on the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, is lit up in green to to celebrate St Patrick's Day on Tuesday March 17, 2015. Landmark buildings across Ireland and the world have been floodlit green as global celebrations of the Emerald Isle's patron saint are culminating in parades and celebrations in Dublin and other cities, particularly in the U.S., on St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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Green water runs through the Grand Fountain in honor of St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Riverbank Park in downtown Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal-MLive.com, Jake May)
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Auston O'Grady, 3, center, and his sisters Billie O'Grady, 7 months, right, and Zola O'Grady, 2, watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Children perform during a ceremony marking St. Patrick's Day Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Freddy Murphy, of Boston, front left, waves an Irish flag while marching with the LGBT community advocacy group Boston Pride during the St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday, March 15, 2015, in Boston's South Boston neighborhood. Until now, gay rights groups have been barred by the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council from marching in the parade, which draws as many as a million spectators each year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Lamar Lester III dances while marching with the Doherty Clan during the 191st St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. Organizers have long billed the Savannah St. Patrickís Day parade as the nation's second largest based on the size of the procession, rather than the number of people watching. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Mary Kate Ninness, 4, of Marietta, Ga. eats a cookie next to her 4-month-old puppy Athena during the 191st St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. Organizers have long billed the Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade as the nation's second largest based on the size of the procession, rather than the number of people watching. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Cody Lewenberger walks with his family to their spot on the parade route before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Chizzy Odimgbe keeps warm before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Maeve Snyder, right, places a green hat on her friend Cara Lin, center, in one of the historic squares before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Dressed in ribbons and bows two dogs, Laney, left, and Lola, right, wait for the St. Patrick's Day parade to start with their owner Nancy Montesinos, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. The St. Patrickís Day tradition in Savannah dates back to the first parade held on March 17, 1824. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Laura Mazzara, left, takes a photo of her sons while waiting for the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Spectators watch as the Chicago River is dyed green ahead of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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The Chicago River is dyed green ahead of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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St. Patrick's Day Parade queen Lauren Elizabeth Corry waves during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Twins Madison, left, and Alex Johnson, 11, watch the Panama City Pipes and Drums perform on Saturday, March 14, 2015, in St. Andrews, Fla. (AP Photos/Heather Leiphart, The News Herald)
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Bagpipers march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Neil Martin, right, and Martin Brown, both from Belfast, Ireland, watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A group from County Kerry, Ireland, marches up Fifth Ave. during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Mareike Stibbe, left, of Waldeck, Germany and Justine Poloczek of Marburg, Germany watch participants march up Fifth Ave. during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Bagpipers march up Fifth Ave. during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Dressed as a leprechaun Jackie Robinson, of Atlanta, waves to friends as she walking along River Street during the start of a four-day St. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Dressed in a large foam beer keg hat Glenn Mikos of Covington, Ga. walks with his friends and family during the start of a four-day St. Patrick's Day celebration Saturday, March 14, 2015, on River Street in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Russell Hegler of Port Huron gives out high-fives while dressed as a leprechaun during the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday, March 14, 2015 on Huron Avenue in downtown Port Huron, Mich. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Jeffrey M. Smith)
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Shane Powers, 3, of Emmett, is dressed as a leprechaun while on on a float during the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday, March 14, 2015 on Huron Avenue in downtown Port Huron, Mich. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Jeffrey M. Smith)
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David Kinney of Port Huron drives his 1977 Mercury Cougar during the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday, March 14, 2015, on Huron Avenue in downtown Port Huron, Mich. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Jeffrey M. Smith)
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Dale Kelley, of Port Huron, is dressed as Saint Patrick during the Pub Crawl Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Lynch's Irish Tavern in downtown Port Huron, Mich. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Jeffrey M. Smith)
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Tiffany Monday of Eatonton, Ga dyed her hair green for her first St. Patrick's celebration as she hangs out with friends on River Street, Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. The most recent economic impact study, conducted back in 2001, found St. Patrick's visitors spent $30 million just at the bars, restaurants and merchants along the cityís popular riverfront. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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Savannah, Ga.- Corinne DeCristoforo poses for a portrait while celebrating St. Patrick's Day on River Street in Savannah, Ga., Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Savannah Morning News, Ian Maule)