St. Patrick’s Day Celebration!

Nowadays, Patrick’s Day is celebrated worldwide. But it is still most traditional to celebrate in Ireland.

Last week, we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day 2013 in Ireland. In Dublin, for the first time ever, St. Patrick’s festival invited 8,000 people to walk in the St. Patrick’s Day parade. The people’s parade took place on Sunday 17 March, passed many historical landmarks in Dublin city. People all enjoyed the spectacular performances and very much participated in it!

Not only in Dublin, in the rest cities of Ireland, fantastic parades were on the streets as well.

Here are some photos of people’s parade.

         

         

For more photos, videos and events, check here !

As you know, St.Patrick’s Day is celebrated across the world, in America, it is also a great festival. Ireland and America have close relationship, the following video is a great and humorous speech from President Obama and the Prime Minister of Ireland Enda Kenny to celebrate St.Patrick’s Day at the White House 2013.

St. Patrick’s Day!

St. Patrick’s Day is a national day of Ireland,its also a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17th of March across the world.

Saint Patrick the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. St.Patrick is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland.

On the day, everybody wear green clothes, display shamrock and other green elements. Its already became a feature of St. Patrick’s Day.

Parades, evening fireworks, outdoor performances are the most attractive activities on St.Patrick’s Day, everybody will go out and enjoy the fantastic national day! At night, you cannot miss a pint of drink in  traditional Irish pubs, and you cannot miss the parties with Irish people on the day of celebration!

Want to know about the story of Saint Patrick? Here is a great video to show you the history directly!

The next blog, we will show you some brilliant pictures and videos of St. Patrick’s Day this year! Keep following us! 

The Gathering Ireland 2013

The Gathering Ireland 2013 is a spectacular, year-long celebration of all things Irish.

During 2013, Ireland is opening its arms to everybody from all over the world, and showing the most unique Irish culture, Irish scenery, Irish sport, Irish food and Irish spirit.

The Gathering is a perfect chance for Ireland to showing all these to people, let friends from all over the world to feel the real Irish atmosphere!

Come and join in us!

Watch the video to feel the Gathering Ireland, 2013!

Stay with us to see the forthcoming events and festivals taking place in Ireland!