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The Chicago River is dyed green ahead of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, March 15, 2014.
New York
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A reveler watches the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Ave in Manhattan, March 17, 2014.
Savannah
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Alice Linley takes a breaks from her job as a waitress at Clarys restaurant to wave at people waiting for Savannah's 190-year-old St. Patrick’s Day parade to start, March 17, 2014, in Savannah, Ga.
Started in 1824 by early Irish immigrants to Georgia, the parade has ballooned into a sprawling street party that makes for one of Savannah's most profitable tourism events.
Chicago
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"Shamrock," an Irish wolfhound, walks during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, March 15, 2014.
New York
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Revelers watch the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Ave in Manhattan, March 17, 2014.
Boston
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A group standing for diversity marches in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, March 16, 2014.
Scranton
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Dancers with the Gallagher School of Irish Dancing perform during the 53rd Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade held in downtown Scranton, Pa., March 15, 2014.
Savannah
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Sam MacFiggen, center, and her friends drink shots of Jagermeister to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on historic River Street in Savannah, Ga., March 14, 2014. Blue laws preventing the city's bars from opening on Sundays have been shelved over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
Scranton
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Dressed in green, Marty Kobovitch, 53, of Freehold, N.J. takes part in his first Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Scranton, Pa., March 15, 2014.
Boston
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People watch the annual St. Patrick's Day parade from a roof in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, March 16, 2014.
Savannah
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Carolyn Geis, right, and Grant Mooney, center, wait for Savannah's 190-year-old St. Patrick’s Day parade to begin, March 17, 2014, in Savannah, Ga. Dressed in a green wig and tutu, Geis set up their tent at 6:30 a.m. to get her favorite spot on the parade route.
Savannah
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Kimberly Corbett of Atlanta celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a green feathered mask as she and friends party on historic River Street in Savannah, Ga., March 14, 2014.
Boston
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Alyssa Bowdre, center left, and Kia Dumas, center right, march with a rainbow flag in an alternative parade that follows behind the traditional St. Patrick's Day parade in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, March 16, 2014.
Chicago
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Spectators look on during the dyeing of the Chicago River ahead of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, March 15, 2014.
Savannah
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Street vendor Marshall Baker blows a horn to attract customers before the start of Savannah's 190-year-old St. Patrick’s Day parade, March 17, 2014, in Savannah, Ga.
New York
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Participants cheer along the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, March 17 2014.
New York
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Gay rights supporters protest against the exclusion of the gay community from the St. Patrick's Day parade during the annual event in New York, March 17, 2014.
New York
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Members of the military do push-ups in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral while marching in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Ave in Manhattan, March 17, 2014.
New York
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A bagpiper marches in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Ave in Manhattan, March 17, 2014.
New York
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Bagpipers march in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Ave in Manhattan, March 17, 2014.
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