St. Patrick's Day brings parades and celebrations to New York

Finally, in the United States, New York City celebrated its 264th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Monday local time, attracting approximately 2 million spectators and featuring 150,000 marchers.

Participants included school bands, Irish pipe and drum ensembles, and uniformed personnel from the police and fire departments.

Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul were among the attendees, and also wore green for the occasion.

Meanwhile, in Chicago, the annual tradition of dyeing the Chicago River green with an eco-friendly dye, a practice that began in 1962, was once again observed.