NY celebrates this Saturday irish roots con flags, bagpipes, green clothing, details of shamrocks and packed breweries in the massive parade St. Patrickconsidered the largest and oldest in the world.
The parade, which dates back to 1762 and gathers some 150 thousand people in his entourageleft at 11 in the morning from the center of Manhattan and toured the Fifth Avenuepassing through the St. Patrick’s Cathedralto the neighborhood of Upper East Sideparallel to Central Park.
The authorities estimate that some two million people take to the streets to see the delegation, led this year by the top executive of the Heineken USA beer company, Margaret Timoney, and the Catholic archbishop of NYTimothy Dolan.
Saint Patrick’s Day, patron saint of Ireland, is tomorrow, but for religious reasons The parade was scheduled today.
Although the event ended, many people continued the party and filled the breweries that fill the city center, which are mostly Irish.
The Police deployed a large security device, as is usual in this type of event, with several streets closed to traffic, and no incidents were reported.
Images of the parade
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