New York City's St. Patrick’s Day Parade — which draws about 2 million spectators annually — is actually older than the U.S.
Donate NowGrab yourself a big green hat and a pint glass, because Friday, March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day.
The parade kicks off on Friday at 11 a.m., beginning on Fifth Avenue at 44th Street and then making its way uptown, where it will end on 79th Street at about 4:30 p.m. Spectators can view the parade along Fifth Avenue, but should make sure to arrive early for a good view. “It’s always been about community,” she said. “If you march in the parade and you march with a group you’re affiliated with, it’s a reunion. If you march with a county association, you’re marching with your cousins.”
The County Tyrone New York pipe band marched the recent St. Patrick's Day parade in Rockaway, Queens. The even is one of many leading up to the big parade Friday in Manhattan.Terry Golway, an Irish American historian and adjunct professor at the College of Staten Island, says the Irish identity in America has more or less been synonymous with Catholicism, which potentially ignores a wide swath of Irish culture and has led to ongoing disputes about who can participate in the parade.
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