Fifth Avenue, New York, USA, 17 March 2017 – Revelers during the 256th annual St. Patricks Day Parade on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The parade honors the patron saint of Ireland and was held for the first time in New York on March 17, 1762, 14 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire
Photos: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire Few holidays are as visual as St. Patrick’s Day. And no other American city celebrates St. Paddy’s Day quite like the Big Apple. The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City was a visual delight this year, with the entire city seemingly awash in shades of emerald green as Fifth Avenue became home base for the festivities. Revelers in shamrock glasses, leprechaun hats and green boas began standing shoulder-to-shoulder to gain their vantage points along Fifth several hours before the parade began at 11 a.m. By start time, the area was packed with people decked [Read More]
