Gallery: St Patrick's Day

 

Images from annual St Patrick's Day Parades and Festivals from around the world. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint.

 
March 15, 2011
 
 
 
Revellers sit on a wall during the annual St Patrick's Day Parade and Festival, in central London, March 13, 2011.
 

Revellers sit on a wall during the annual St Patrick's Day Parade and Festival, in central London, March 13, 2011.

Photograph by: REUTERS/Paul Hackett

 
Revellers sit on a wall during the annual St Patrick's Day Parade and Festival, in central London, March 13, 2011.
The Calgary Flames' Anton Babchuk warms up in a special St. Patrick's Day jersey before his team's game against the Colorado Avalanche in Calgary Thursday, March 17, 2011.
The cast from the Irish hit musical 'Riverdance' perform a number during a St. Patrick's Day luncheon at The Lansdowne Club in Sydney on March 17, 2011. 'Riverdance' -- performed by a company of 22 dancers, eight singers and a live four-piece ensemble -- focuses on the evolution of Irish dance and will commence its final Australian season on March 18.
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J.K. Kennedy celebrates St. Patrick's Day downtown Windsor, Ont. March 17, 2011.
A packed crowd at a tented party celebrates St. Patrick's Day downtown Windsor, Ont. March 17, 2011.
Maymay came out for the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade featuring marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
St Patrick's Day revelers walk along a street after watching St Patrick's Day parade on Fifth Avenue in New York, March 17, 2011.
One of the many interesting costumes worn by revellers on St.Patrick's Day downtown Windsor, Ont. March 17, 2011.
Ottawa's annual St. Patrick’s Parade featured marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
St. Patrick himself participated in the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
The self-declared World's Largest lLeprechaun came out for the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade featuring marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
Patrick Leddy, 3, donned a green bucket to fit in at Ottawa's annual St. Patrick’s Parade featuring marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011
Fans came out for the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade featuring marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
St. Patrick himself participated in the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
Brian Devine decked himself out in green in honour of the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade featuring marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
St Patrick's Day revellers parade through central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint.
A man, wearing a costume of Saint Patrick, entertains the crowds during the St Patrick's Day parade through central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint.
The St. Patrick's Day parade turned Ottawa several shades of green, March 12, 2011.
A man dressed as a Leprechaun takes part in the St Patrick's Day parade in central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint.
The Ottawa Patrol Wagon was part of the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade featuring marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
The Irish Cleaners Marching Band participated in the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade featuring marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
The self-declared World's Largest lLeprechaun came out for the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade featuring marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
The Irish and Irish-like came out for the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade featuring marching bands, floats and St. Patrick himself in Ottawa, March 12, 2011.
People, bearing the colors of Ireland, smile during the St Patrick's Day parade through central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint.
A man, bearing the colors of Ireland poses during the St Patrick's Day parade through central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint.
Young revellers bearing the colors of Ireland pose during the St Patrick's Day parade in central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint.
A girl, wearing a hat shaped as a four-leaf clover, smiles during the St Patrick's Day parade through central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint.
 
 
 
 
 

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