Thursday, March 11, 2010

St. Patrick's Day made by Heidy Isidro



St.Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century.The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.
St.Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish and Irish at Heart in big cities and small towns alike with parade "wearing of the green", music and songs, Irish food and drinks, and activities for kids such as Craft,coloring and games.
In 1848 several New York Irish Aid societies decided to unite their parades to form
New York City St. Patrick's Day parade. Today, that parades is the world's oldest civilian parades and the largest in the United States with over 150,000 participants
Each year, nearly three million people line the 1.5-mile parade route to watch the procession, which takes more than five hours.Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17 1762.Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.
Chicago is famous for a somewhat peculiar annual event. Today in order to minimize environment damage only 40 pounds of dye are used, making the river green for only several hours.

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