Introduction of Ireland's 2020 St. Patrick's Day Parade to Cancel the Green Hat Festival

Now the epidemic situation in China has improved. As for foreign countries, many countries have cancelled crowd gathering activities. For example, there will be no St. Patrick's Day parade in Ireland this year. This activity is usually held in March, and many local people will participate.

Cancel St Patrick's Day Parade The Irish government announced that as a precautionary measure for novel coronavirus, there will be no large-scale St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin this year.

On March 9, the current Irish Prime Minister Leo Vasco Var?o (Leo

Varadkar) issued a statement saying that St Patrick's Day parades will be cancelled in many places in Ireland for fear that mass gatherings will aggravate the outbreak of novel coronavirus.

It is understood that St. Patrick's Day in Ireland is held every year from March 13 to March 17. The festival originated in the late 5th century, in memory of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of the country, and has now become the national day of Ireland, among which the Saint Patrick's Day parade in Dublin is the most famous.

According to the statistics of the tourism department of Dublin, 500,000 revelers from all over the world come to participate every year. The scene is spectacular, but the Dublin parade originally scheduled for next week has been cancelled.

The Irish government explained in a public statement: "Due to the characteristics and scale of St. Patrick's Day celebrations, a large number of local and overseas tourists will gather. At the same time, considering the epidemic situation in some European communities and the local infection cases in Ireland, the government decided to cancel the St. Patrick's Day parade, including the Dublin parade. "

It is reported that the celebration in Dublin was originally planned to last for five days, with performances, seminars and city hiking by artists from all over Ireland, and the parade will be the closing performance of the last day. Therefore, the tourism department of Dublin believes that the cancellation of the parade may cause a heavy blow to the local economy.

However, Irish Prime Minister Valadeka said that although the cancellation of the March could not stop the virus, it could slow down the spread of the virus and reduce its impact.

Although St. Patrick's Day was born in Ireland, the first St. Patrick's Parade was not in Ireland, but in Boston, USA from 65438 to 0737. The parade was organized by 27 Irish immigrants who wanted to celebrate Irish traditional culture. Since then, it has been out of control, and it has been quarreling since March 17 every year.

In America, people usually hold parades, church services and dinners on that day. Irish people in the United States like to wear clover, decorate their rooms with the colors of the Irish flag-green and yellow, wear green clothes and various green hats, and present clover ornaments to their guests.

Chicago, relax! This is not a water bloom! The Chicago River flowing through the city center will be "dyed" green by environmental dyes. As one of the most famous St. Patrick's Day ceremonies in the world, since 1962, nearly 400,000 Chicago citizens and tourists have gathered on both sides of the river every year, eager to see the scene of "coloring" the river before attending the next parade.

Time: 9: 00 am on March 17.

Venue: Chicago River, Chicago

If you don't like the Chicago River, you can also enjoy a lunch cruise at Chicago's most famous naval pier.

City center parade

After watching Green River, it's time for a parade. No matter what the weather is like, the parade will start from Columbus Avenue and go north through Grant Park for about three hours.

You will see many colorful floats, people waving green/white/orange flags, curly-haired Irish dancers, military bands and bagpipers, and of course many novel T-shirts.

A spectacular parade and carnival

Time: March 17 pm 1 p.m.

Venue: Columbus Avenue, Chicago

After the parade, I went to the Irish-American Heritage Center for family celebrations.

In this family-oriented activity, enjoy traditional and modern Irish music and dance, buy Irish food and small gifts. You can also take your children to children's activities and visit libraries, art galleries and museums.

Typical Irish dance

Time: March 17, afternoon 1:00 to midnight 12:00.

Venue: Chicago Irish-American Heritage Center (4626N). KnoxAve)

Admission: adult 12~ 15 USD;

/kloc-Children aged 0/2 and under are admitted free of charge.

Besides taking part in the cuckold parade, there are many scenic spots to enjoy and visit in Chicago. If you stay for 2~3 days, it is recommended to use the city pass, which has a long validity period and can save up to 40% of the on-site ticket purchase fee and on-site queuing time.

Washington, D.C. Although there are countless parades in Washington, D.C., none of them are as spectacular as St. Patrick's parade.

The parade will be held at noon on March 1 1 at No.7 and 17 next to the National Mall.

Walking on the Constitution Avenue between 10 Street, visitors can easily reach the parade route from the Federal Triangle, the Archives-Navy Memorial Hall and the Smithsonian subway station. This two-and-a-half-hour special event is called the National St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Time: March noon 1 1.

Venue: Constitution Avenue between 7th Street and17th Street next to national mall, Washington, D.C.

During the festival, the fountain on the South Lawn of the White House will be dyed green by green pigments, which has a festive (green) atmosphere. Even the presidential residence of the United States celebrates St. Patrick's Day.

Time: March 17

Venue: South Lawn of the White House

One-day historical and cultural tour of downtown Washington, Capitol Hill+White House+Capitol+Potomac River sightseeing cruise (directed by China/optional capital cruise)

Fifth Avenue Parade in Manhattan, new york

During the festival, new york will also become a green clover city! A grand parade is held every year, and more than100000 people take part in the parade.

The parade started at 44th Street in the morning 1 1. The parade marched on Fifth Avenue, passing St. Patrick's Cathedral on 50th Street until 79th Street, and ended at the American Irish Historical Society on East 80th Street around 5 pm.

At night, the Empire State Building will also have a green light show, which is particularly conspicuous in the night of the city.

Green light show of Empire State Building

Time: March 17, 165438+ 0: 00 a.m.-around 5: 00 p.m.

Venue: Fifth Avenue, Manhattan