How to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in New York City
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| 2 CommentsIs there a better place to celebrate St Patrick’s Day than New York?
Maybe Dublin.. but in the US. Probably not.
The American way of celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day was created in New York City in 1762.
Here are 3 things you do not want to miss on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17th 2009.
The Parade
The first thing you need to do on St Patrick’s day is to watch the Parade. The 2009 parade begins at 11am.
The route is:
From: 44th Street and Fifth Avenue
To: 86th Street
Watch this video from the 2008 parade:
The Pub Crawl
The second thing to do is to take part of the St. Patrick’s Pub Crawl and drink some cheap green beer.
The pub crawl takes place during 3 days:
- Saturday, March 14th,
- Sunday March 15th and
- Tuesday, March 17th.
Over 100 bars in the East Village, Murray Hill and Upper East Side are participating.
Tickets are $20 for a single day and $30 for all 3 days. You buy them at saintpattys.com
This year they want to break the world record!
The Irish Meal
The third and last thing you need to do to complete you New York St Patty’s Day experience is to have an Irish meal. In New York City the meal should be:
corned beef and cabbage
Where to eat? Look at these Top Picks.
Why celebrate St Patrick’s Day?
Saint Patrick was the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland who is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. The intended meaning of St. Patrick’s Day is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide.
St. Patrick’s Day is one of America’s biggest party days and for many it is more about wearing green and drinking cheap beer.
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I love to celebrate St.Patrick’s Day,my best friend is 100% Irish.
It is a day when even if you aren’t Irish you feel Irish!I was raised in NYC and you hit the nail right on the head there is no better place to be on St.Paddy’s Day then there.
Cheers and have a Happy St.Patrick’s day
Go mbeannai Dia duit
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Now it’s just one day to go before the parade!