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  • From Irish bagpipes to pub crawls, here's a look at how US cities are celebrating St. Patrick's Day

    10 days ago - By FOX News

    Oh, Danny boy, 'tis the time of year when Irish bagpipes will be calling in the concrete glens of New York City , across the swooning boughs of Savannah, Georgia, and in the halls of the White House as the U.S. celebrate St. Patrick's Day with parades, pub crawls and a state visit. The annual parade in New York City - which bills itself as the world's largest and oldest - will draw throngs to Fifth Avenue to listen to bagpipes and bands, and give homage to Ireland's patron saint. In Savannah, Georgia, paradegoers plant their lawn chairs in prime viewing areas to watch a flow of floats...
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  • St. Patrick's Day rites: parades, bagpipes, clinking pints

    10 days ago - By ABC News

    New York City's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off a day of revelry across the United States
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  • The three most popular Irish whiskey brands to sip on for St. Patrick's Day

    10 days ago - By FOX News

    If you don't enjoy a green beer on St. Patrick's Day , there are a variety of Irish whiskey brands that longtime connoisseurs and newcomers can sip on instead to celebrate the holiday. Irish whiskey is one of the earliest distilled drinks in Europe that was first developed sometime in the 12th century. Monks based in Ireland are believed to have introduced the technique of distilling the spirit after traveling across mainland Europe during the medieval centuries. ST. PATRICK'S DAY QUIZ! HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW FACTS ABOUT THE FESTIVE HOLIDAY? Irish whiskey remains one of the most popular and...
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  • St. Patrick's Day: The unsettling history of green beer and what was first used to give it a grassy color

    10 days ago - By FOX News

    It is customary on St. Patrick's Day to not just celebrate with a beer, but to have a drink that has been dyed green. While this may be commonplace nowadays, the history of green beer is more complicated than most may think. (The technology that turns beer green has been updated since.) ST. PATRICK'S DAY QUIZ! HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW FACTS ABOUT THE FESTIVE HOLIDAY? St. Patrick's Day is a global holiday meant to celebrate Irish culture and religious customs. In the United States, St. Patrick's Day is revered through parades, along with the consumption of green beer and foods. The tradition of...
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