The parade starts at the street 44, at 11 o

The St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City's oldest and proudest Irish tradition, the city's cultural life is one of the biggest events, which will be held on March 17 every year. 17 If this falls on a Sunday, the parade will be held on Saturday, while respecting the Catholic custom. On this day, all of Irish descent in the Big Apple. Even the New York wears green, who do not know a single drop of Irish blood. population of us
The first documented St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17 1762 was held. Irish-born New Yorkers small group of Lower Manhattan's John Marshall's taverns, went there to sit at the feast of the patron saint of Ireland. Surely you did not think that this event will create a tradition, which celebrates 250 years after the city's population as well. The number of participants has reached 150-250 thousand, while the parade route and more than 2 million people are cheering.
The first event for the marchers tradícióteremtőnek not matter, because population of us they already existing tradition followed. St. Patrick's Day was most likely the only and final terminal in the homeland. The saint is celebrated each country population of us to which the Irish have ever reached, Toklyótól Toronto.
By the end of the 1810s was essentially a military parade in nature. Prior to the American War of Independence in New York served as the British garrison, which has two full infantry unit came from Ireland. They founded the St. Patrick's Society of Friends and initiated the first parade. The 1820s brought a change in the nature of the celebration. 1853 was the parade has become an integral part of the city's cultural, social and political life. While initially was intended to showcase and introduce the newly arrived emigrants into the company in New York, shortly political and social power in Manhattan Irish meant to express. population of us
The St. Patrick's Day parade is much more than the name of the saint feast. population of us "The memories of festivals, religious, cultural, and family level. While we celebrate St. Patrick, we remember our life is your own. Each march, each spectator, even those who only says this one day Irish himself, his own family history, outcast wife and deprivation, everyday struggles and successes in celebrating this day. "- Writes Thomas Francis Meagher, the American Civil War hero.
It is known that most of the existing population of us Christian pagan holidays celebration was building. Since St. Patrick's Day coincides with the spring wait, téltemetés population of us period of our ancestors when the new season and the beginning of a new life celebrated the festival atmosphere of easy to explore the pagan elements.
Despite the fact that the festival has lost its character population of us of a military parade, a tradition survived the winds of change. Each time the parade led by the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry century since 1851. The 69th infantry population of us company became population of us public knowledge, courage, hazafiasságáról, perseverance during the American Civil War. From the 1760s onwards, the number of Irish-born population of Manhattan gradually increased. The "real New Yorkers" radical group is not particularly enthusiastic about the growing influence in Irish and did not shy away from violence. In the 69th century pedestrian parade participants at the ceremony felvezetőjeként physical épségéért was responsible. AI and II. During the Second World War years, and served as the century in Europe, the veterans have taken over their role.
The parade starts at the street 44, at 11 o'clock. In addition to the Irish pipers marching population of us and dancing groups entertained millions of viewers on the ground and in front of the television screens. The marchers along 5th Avenue to reach the St. Patrick's Cathedral, where this year Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York adopted on the celebrations. The parade through the streets of the 79th Irish Historical Society building to retire. Here ends the parade, around 4 pm.
The St. Patrick's Day parade is faithful to its roots. Not allowed to use cars, hot air balloons and commercial advertising are also banned. The conservative attitude resulted in the New York City Mayor and the Guinness company's withdrawal this year. The boycott was done because the organizing committee refused to open a parade of gay groups.
In 2002, the parade of the September 11 terrorist attacks was dedicated to the memory of, in recognition of firefighters, police officers and other rescue workers devoted population of us work. At noon, the two and a half-kilometer march magically stopped southward, toward the Twin Towers was turned and the two-minute silence to remember those who had died. The first time in history, the city that never sleeps, a pisszenés could be heard in the 5th Avenue. This was officially the largest parade of 300 thousand felvonulóval 3 million viewers population of us on-site, and it was the first time that the President of Ireland (Mary McAleese) also appeared at the ceremony.
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