"This parade and St. Patrick's Day mean a lot to our history and heritage and the struggles the Irish went through when they first came to the United States," said Monica Bonner, an Irishwoman and teacher at School 28 in Jersey City who attended the
St-Patrick's Day falls on a Tuesday this year, with the parade set to take over the streets the following Sunday, which basically means we get a full week to make like the Irish and do what they do best – Drink! Montreal is just
Despite its religious undertones, St. Patrick's Day ranks among the calendar's biggest drinking days, when the more than 33 million Irish-Americans and their compatriots around the world combine cocktails and cabbage all in the name of the Emerald Isle.
St. Patrick's Day 2015 arrives Tuesday, and celebrations in the United States and throughout the world are underway. St. Patrick's Day arrives on March 17 each year. Many believe it is a lucky day, celebrating the luck of the Irish. St. Patrick's Day
Some of Illinois' top politicians continued the tradition of marching in the Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade, just weeks before the runoff election between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Jesus "Chuy" Garcia. Updated at 6:05 PM CDT on Saturday, Mar 14, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Jesus "Chuy" Garcia proved they can be Irish on St. Patrick's Day, too, as they marched in the downtown parade Saturday just weeks before the runoff election. Both candidates waved