Celebrated it once in Munich and was told it’s the second biggest St Patrick’s parade in Europe, but don’t know if it’s true. It was definitely fun, but thanks to a parade member I suffered some hearing loss cause he screamed out of nowhere right into my ear (he was dressed as a viking and thought it would be funny to “scare” people). So no intention going back personally.
And I learned that it’s an American tradition partying and celebrating loudly and the old Irish way is a very quiet and serious one, no partying at all. Did it change? Do people in Ireland celebrate the day like parts in the rest of the world?
We have parades in Ireland and definitely get pissed but no, it’s not serious at all. It’s mostly tourists in Dublin on the day though!
I wanted to go once a few years back, but couldn’t in the end. Curious to see what other people will say
Honestly you’d be better off seeing it in somewhere like Chicago, the yanks go crazy for it!
I visited the folks in Longford with the kids this year. There are parades in most big towns for the kids. The big parade in Dublin is always tourists and families ( you can usually spot the tourists by the vegetation stuffed into a shirt or jacket pocket, not many Irish people do that)
For most Irish people, it’s just a paid day off work, with some going out drinking with friends and others like myself it’s a day where the creche is closed and there are little creatures to be entertained.
Interesting, thanks!
Not European, but celebrated it in Savannah, Georgia (USA) and it was a good time. With the way Savannah is laid out, it is the closest in the US I’ve come to feel like what it’s like to party in Europe.
Irish here!
It’s definitely bigger in the US. There’s parades all over the country but other than that we mostly just get hammered with the bank holiday we get!
