St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on the 17th of March every year. The St. Patrick's Day parade is an annual tradition in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was fortunate to witness the 15th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade last year. More than 60,000 spectators had gathered on both sides of the street to watch the parade. Crowds cheered and cameras flashed as the parade marched through the heart of the city to the sound of bagpipes. The combination of flags, floats, kids and pipe band music made everyone smile and be Irish for a day.
It seemed the city had turned green. Most of the spectators had sportively dressed up in green for the event. They even had green wigs and green jewelry. Some were dressed as leprechauns with fake orange beards while some had shamrock shaped sunglasses. Many kids could be seen sporting some bobbly, antennae like shamrock headgears.
wow...a colorful event for sure!!!
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Deletegreeny event :) pretty cool to watch
ReplyDeleteIt is quite the green event. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteWell captured festive fun..:-) The Boy's expression in the 3rd snap really cool..:-)
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun event and me and my friends had a great time.
DeleteI love your shots, excellent color and very nice dof especially in the first shot. Being in the desert in Australia I totally forgot about St. Patrick's Day, mind you I forget what time and day it is quite often! lol
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Thank you for the compliment. The parade was a good opportunity to play around with the various settings in the camera. I am surprised to know you are in Australia as I thought you were based in Toronto.
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DeleteFascinating shots..
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Deletecolorful and nice!
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DeleteGreat shots. I can't help but marvel at the juxtaposition of this, to the shots you took in India.
ReplyDeleteWell what can I say. I keep clicking and increasing a backlog of unpublished pics. And sometimes the order in which they get published may create some confusion ;)
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Very colorful indeed, the pictures speak of a lot of fun and festivity!
ReplyDeleteThank you Arti. It was a nice fun event.
DeleteVery colorful indeed, the pictures speak of a lot of fun and festivity!
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DeleteThose are some really colorful and merry pictures that capture the mood of St. Patrick's day brilliantly!
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DeleteI love celebrating St Patrick's day and your photos are wonderful, Remo! I had fun here in South Korea although not many locals joined in the festivities. :)
ReplyDeleteNice to know you got to celebrate there Vee. Maybe you can help make it a popular event there :)
DeleteI have never been to a Patrick's day parade! But I sure love the day--right during spring break and the green Irish beer with Irish songs:):)
ReplyDeleteYes beer literally flows. Pub hopping is a hot favourite for many on this day.
DeleteHey buddy, I am bit confused--are you in Canada or in Blore?
ReplyDeleteThese shots were taken in States for last year's St. Patrick's Day parade. At that time, I was staying in North Carolina. I have been in US for sometime but never resided in Canada. Just visited the place. At present, I live in Bangalore.
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