Watch The 2010 Saint Patricks Day Parades
Saint Patrick (385 – 461 AD) was captured by slave traders at the age of 12 and sold to a sheep farmer for six years. Upon his escape, he returned home and had a vision of Saint Victoricus, who inspired him to spend the next 12 years as a Christian missionary. The Church credits Saint Patrick with converting thousands of people to the Christian faith and spreading the word of God. The feast day had been celebrated in religious circles for many years, but became a civic holiday in Ireland in 1903, even though Americans had been celebrating the holiday since 1737. If you don’t mind traveling, there are many 2010 Saint Patricks Day parades for your consideration.
Of all the Saint Patrick’s Day parades, Boston, Massachusetts wins the title for “longest running celebration in America.” The first parade was held in 1737 and today more than 500,000 people show up to party. With 16% of the city of Irish descent, the St. Paddy’s Day crowd is particularly festive. The party begins a week before March 17th, which includes the Gaelic Gourmet Gala (with Irish chefs serving up traditional foods), music concerts, comedy shows, drink specials at Irish pubs and Irish costume contests at the 75 Chestnut restaurant. Out-of-town visitors enjoy walking through the 20-site Irish Heritage Trail and partaking in sightseeing tours from costumed characters. Before the parade, Mr. Dooley’s Boston Tavern is a popular place to grab an authentic Irish breakfast.
Approximately 90 miles west of Boston, you’ll find home to another one of the biggest and most celebrated 2010 Saint Patricks Day parades in Holyoke, Massachusetts. This industrial boom town attracted a wealth of Irish immigrants in the 19th Century who came to work on the dam, and in paper mills and factories. Festival organizers say this is the second largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the U.S., attracting 25,000 marchers and over 300,000 spectators. The weekend Saint Paddy’s Day celebrations include a 10K road race and a special awards ceremony that distinguishes notable Irish-Americans, such as former President JFK, author Tom Clancy, Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge and actor Pat O’Brien. Be sure to down a drink at local favorite Seamus O’Reilly’s Pub & Grill.
There are many 2010 Saint Patricks Day parades from which to choose. Scranton, Pennsylvania hosts the third largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the US. Philadelphia attracts more than 500,000 spectators and broadcasts their parade on CBS each year with their 239-year-old parade. New Orleans is known for having large Mardi Gras floats, complete with strings of beads, cabbages and potatoes. Syracuse, New York offers a number of unique traditions, notably the delivery of green beer to Coleman’s Irish Pub on the first Sunday of March, Tipperary Hill’s world-famous “green-on-top” traffic light and the midnight painting of a Shamrock under this historic light. Even though there are only 6,000 marchers and 100,000 visitors in downtown Syracuse, this remains the largest celebration per capita in the US.
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