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Saint Patrick's Day Parade

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Real Estate Agent with KELLER WILLIAMS LAKE OCONEE

The St. Patrick's Day celebration in Savannah, Georgia is the city's largest annual celebration and the second largest St. Patrick's Day gathering in the United States. Attracting roughly 400,000 Irish and honorary Irish visitors and local celebrators each year, Savannah's St. Patrick's Day traditions are steeped in the area's rich Irish heritage. Likened by some observers and participants to a Mardi Gras celebration, the spirited St. Patrick's Day festivities in Savannah go on for several days. The comparison to Mardi Gras ends when it comes to displays of public nudity, however, which in Savannah will "get you arrested."St. Patrick's Day was first celebrated in Savannah in 1813, when the local Hibernian Society planned a private gathering. Today, the popular St. Patrick's Day Parade and other fun Irish themed events attract visitors from around the United States and from around the world. Most visitors plan to arrive a few days early or stay a few days after St. Patrick's Day to enjoy Savannah and to take part in as many celebrations as possible. For families, there are a number of sanctioned family-friendly events, normally scheduled to take place prior to the parade. This is a picture of some friends celebrating in Savannah: THEY EVEN DYE THE RIVER GREEN:)  

heSSO GO TO SAVANNAH IN 364 DAYS AND CELEBRATE THE NEXT SAINT PATRICKS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!:)

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KIM AND LIN LOGAN                                       

KELLER WILLIAMS LAKE OCONEE                       

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Adrian Willanger
206 909-7536 AdrianWillanger-broker.com - Seattle, WA
Profit from my two decades of experience

Kim, looks like fun in Savannah and what a great way to get people into the city to shop, dine and play in the city.

Mar 17, 2012 03:00 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Kim,I know St. Patrick's Day celebrations are big deals across the Nation.  To read that the St. Patrick's Day celebration is Savannah, Georgia's largest annual celebration came as a huge surprise to me ... right behind the second largest St. Patty's gathering in the U.S.   A green river and all ....

Mar 17, 2012 05:41 AM
Anonymous
Peter C Armstrong

That's the Chicago River, notice the Tribune Tower on the Right. The City of Savannah doesn't dye the Savannah River and tried it once it in 1964.

Mar 04, 2016 05:32 AM
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