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In photos: 'St. Patrick's Day'
By M&C News Mar 18, 2008, 1:02 GMT
Spectators watch the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, New York, USA, on 17 March 2008. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
New York City firefighters carry 343 flags representing their colleagues who died on September 11, 2001 during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, New York, USA, on 17 March 2008. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
Bagpipe players warm up as they prepare to march in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, New York, USA, on 17 March 2008. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
New York City firefighters carry 343 flags representing their colleagues who died on September 11, 2001 during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, New York, USA, on 17 March 2008. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
Bagpipe players warm up as they prepare to march in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, New York, USA, on 17 March 2008. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
U.S. President George W. Bush accepts a vase of shamrocks from Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern during a St. Patrick's Day celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. USA 17 March 2008. Earlier President Bush and Prime Minister Ahern met in the Oval Office to discuss the Irish peace accords 10th anniversary in May and issues around immigration and economics. EPA/SHAWN THEW
A group of bagpipe players participate in a Saint Patrick's day parade in Munich, Germany, 16 March 2008. Saint Patrick's day is the national holiday of the Irish that is celebrated in the honor of the patron saint of Ireland on March 17. Groups from England, Scotland, Ireland and even Germany took part in the parade with about 25,000 to 30,000 spectators. EPA/VOLKER DORNBERGER
An Irish man gets into the festive spirit during St. Patrick's Day in London, Britain, 16 March 2008. Thousands of Londoners and Irish turned out for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade which saw marching bands and colourful floats wind their way past London's famous landmarks. St. Patrick's Day is March 17. EPA/ANDY RAIN
A group of bagpipe players participate in a Saint Patrick's day parade in Munich, Germany, 16 March 2008. Saint Patrick's day is the national holiday of the Irish that is celebrated in the honor of the patron saint of Ireland on March 17. Groups from England, Scotland, Ireland and even Germany took part in the parade with about 25,000 to 30,000 spectators. EPA/VOLKER DORNBERGER
Children look on during St. Patrick's Day parade in London, Britain, 16 March 2008. Thousands of Londoners and Irish turned out for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade which saw marching bands and colourful floats wind their way past London's famous landmarks. St. Patrick's Day is March 17. EPA/ANDY RAIN
An Irish man gets into the festive spirit during St. Patrick's Day in London, Britain, 16 March 2008. Thousands of Londoners and Irish turned out for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade which saw marching bands and colourful floats wind their way past London's famous landmarks. St. Patrick's Day is March 17. EPA/ANDY RAIN
Irish men get into the festive spirit during St. Patrick's Day in London, Britain, 16 March 2008. Thousands of Londoners and Irish turned out for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade which saw marching bands and colourful floats wind their way past London's famous landmarks. St. Patrick's Day is March 17. EPA/ANDY RAIN
An Irish woman gets into the festive spirit during St. Patrick's Day in London, Britain, 16 March 2008. Thousands of Londoners and Irish turned out for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade which saw marching bands and colourful floats wind their way past London's famous landmarks. St.Patrick's Day is March 17. EPA/ANDY RAIN
A woman parades through central London during St. Patrick's Day parade in London, Britain, 16 March 2008. Thousands of Londoners and Irish turned out for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade which saw marching bands and colourful floats wind their way past London's famous landmarks. St. Patrick's Day is March 17. EPA/ANDY RAIN
A woman parades through central London during St. Patrick's Day parade in London, Britain, 16 March 2008. Thousands of Londoners and Irish turned out for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade which saw marching bands and colourful floats wind their way past London's famous landmarks. St. Patrick's Day is March 17. EPA/ANDY RAIN
Two participants of the Irish St. Patrick's Day street parade kiss in the centre of Moscow, Russia, 16 March 2008. Several thousand people took part in the St. Patrick's Day parade. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV
People take part in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Oslo, Norway, 15 March 2008. The Oslo St Patrick's Day Association was founded in 2000 by Irish expatriates living in Norway and the parade is held on a weekend as close as possible to the day itself. EPA/SOLUM, STIAN LYSBERG
