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Feeling Green? New Yorkers talk about what they love most about St. Patrick’s Day – VIDEO

Green beer, your Irish pride and corned beef and cabbage -- why do you love March 17?

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DARREN REDMOND,
IrishCentral Producer
Published Sunday, February 24, 2013, 7:26 AM
Updated Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 3:23 PM

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New York St. Patrick's Day parade
New York St. Patrick's Day parade
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In just three weeks people across the world will be celebrating the biggest Irish holiday of the year – St. Patrick’s Day!

IrishCentral asked the people on the streets of Manhattan what they like most about the holiday.

A national holiday in Ireland, the entire country grounds to a halt for the March 17th celebration. Thousands of people of Irish descent march in parades across America and around the world famous landmarks go green to signify the celebration of Ireland’s patron saint.

Read More: Global landmarks from Egypt’s pyramids to Rio’s statue of Christ to go green for St. Patrick’s Day - PHOTOS

In New York thousands of people turn out to watch the one of the oldest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the world on Fifth Avenue. The event is a vibrant, colorful celebration of Irish culture, complete with flags, bands, Irish dancers, and it draws fans from all over the world.

There are many reasons to love this March 17 holiday. IrishCentral took to the streets of Manhattan to ask people why they like the holiday.

From celebrating Irish heritage to dying beer green and even a cupla focal, people on the streets tell us why they enjoy St. Patrick’s Day.

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Seanmor | Feb 28, 2013, 04:32 PM EST
One thing I would like very much to see on March 17th is for all those who go hot turkey for Thanksgiving Dayto go cold turkey for St. Patrick's Day, especially if they are present for the parade.

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Fightin69th | Feb 27, 2013, 05:36 AM EST
That PIc is not taken from teh NYC St. Patrick's Parade. That carry-on would of been eliminated before he steped on to 5th Ave. This will be my 1st year marching in the NYC Parade, can't wait.

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handsome68 | Feb 26, 2013, 08:14 PM EST
J'aime beaucoup surtout les femmes irlandaises. La raison pour ca est que sans ma mere, il n'y a pas d'être pour moi d'etre un homme a ce moment-ci. Ma mère et mon père était ne en Irlande, tout les deux en Leitrim

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Seanmor | Feb 25, 2013, 06:59 PM EST
It is rather difficult to determine what exactly one likes most about St. Patrick's Day, but most people who claim an Irish connection would love to see an end to the boozing and the rowdyism on 17 March, in addition to which I would greatly appreciate it if the media and all individuals would stop calling St. Patrich degrading, humiliating names.

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Smyrnian | Feb 25, 2013, 05:46 PM EST
Seanmor. - Very well said. I live in Chenango County and I experience the same thing. Never thought there were many of us Irish born lads up this way. :)

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Seanmor | Feb 24, 2013, 05:10 PM EST
Having lived upstate in Delaware County for the past 17 years, I havent attended the event in NYC on 17 March in all those years. Last March my wife and I attended the St. Patrick's parade in the town of Delhi. There were a few thinks I truly likes about this great event: complete sobriety and lack of rowdyish; the dignified manner in which each contingent marched; and most of all the article on the front page the local weekly newspaper that referred to Ireland's saint as St. Patrick 8 times, - never once by any of the degrading, disparaging, offensive terms that appear in some comments beneath this article.

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K C Flanagan | Feb 24, 2013, 02:12 PM EST
I often wonder who this St.Patty is.The saints name is Patrick.Patty is the female shortened version of Patricia. If we are going to celebrate his day, then at least get his name right.

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merefalow | Feb 24, 2013, 11:55 AM EST
cause its brilliant,loved world wide,a celebration of paddies,dont like the MINORITY drunken shenanagins that occasionally marr it.But there is always a minority at all big occasions like these,football matches,etc etc.

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IrishJets47 | Feb 24, 2013, 11:36 AM EST
Went are they going to make St,P

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IrishJets47 | Feb 24, 2013, 11:29 AM EST
Went are they going to make St,Patrick's Day a National Holiday here in America? I'm be in Belmar New Jersey on Sunday March 3th watching the St, Patty Day Parade with friends like I been the last 20 years. GO IRISH!

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Seanmor | Feb 24, 2013, 09:05 AM EST
Is é an rud is maith liom mar gheall Lá Fhéile Pádraig ná beheith ag féachaint ar gach Contae d'Éirinn ag dul thart- na 32 daoibh. For many decades prior to around the mid-80s TYRONE was always the first of the THIRTY-TWO counties to march up %th Ave, and I watched the staunch men and women of that great county pass by, I was reminded that that many of the Dáil crowd regard Tyrone as a British county. My wife, a Methodist, marched beside me for 3 or 4 years in the 90s, and I would like to see all the Christian denominations of Ireland participate in that great parade.

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