US St. Patrick's Day Rites: Parades, Bagpipes, Clinking Pints

St. Patrick’s Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints

By RUSS BYNUM and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN (Associated Press) From New York City, to Savannah, Georgia, to the halls of the White House, thousands of people in the U.S. celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with parades, pub crawls and a state visit. Thousands of tourists and locals alike crowded the oak-shaded squares and downtown sidewalks of Savannah on Friday. The city’s parade, a 199-year-old tradition, is the South’s largest. Veteran parade watchers arri…

St. Patrick’s Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints

Cities across the United States are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Parades, kicking off a weekend of revelry. New York City’s parade bills itself as the largest and oldest drawing tens o…

St. Patrick’s Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints

Cities across the United States are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Parades, kicking off a weekend of revelry. New York City’s parade bills itself as the largest and oldest drawing tens o…

St. Patrick’s Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints

The annual parade in New York City — which bills itself as the world’s largest and oldest — drew throngs to Fifth Avenue to await bagpipes and bands, and give homage to Ireland’s patron saint.

St. Patrick's Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints

From New York City, to Savannah, Georgia, to the halls of the White House , thousands of people in the U.S. celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with parades, pub crawls and a state visit.

St. Patrick's Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints

From New York City, to Savannah, Georgia, to the halls of the White House , thousands of people in the U.S. celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with parades, pub crawls and a state visit.