On March 17 the world celebrates Saint Patrick's Day. The day commemorates Saint Patrick, the most commonly-recognised patron saint of Ireland as well as celebrates the heritage and culture of Ireland in general.
Saint Patrick's Day
People celebrating St.Patrick's Day in this photo gallery by ITAR-TASS
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St. Patrick's Day parade in central London
© EPA/WILL OLIVER St. Patrick's Day Parade in Munich, Germany
© EPA/TOBIAS HASE St. Patrick's Day Parade in Berlin, Germany
© EPA/WOLFGANG KUMM Kayakers float on the Chicago River after it was dyed green ahead of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, USA
© AP Photo/Paul Beaty Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Boston, USA
© AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Saint Patrick's Day Parade in West Boylston, Massachusetts, USA
© EPA/CJ GUNTHER Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Moscow
© ITAR-TASS/Vyacheslav Prokofyev Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Moscow
© ITAR-TASS/Vyacheslav Prokofyev Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Moscow
© ITAR-TASS/Vyacheslav Prokofyev Washington Capitals right wing Alex Ovechkin warms up in a special St. Patricks Day jersey
© AP Photo/ Evan Vucci