Photos: St. Patrick’s Day 2013 celebrated around the world
March 17, 2013
Baseball fan Robert Miller, of Halifax, Virginia, celebrates St. Patrick's Day at the ballpark during a MLB spring training baseball game between the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, Florida, March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius ( BASEBALL/ )
A standard poodle named Captain was decorated by his owner Shandy Parker of Grain Valley for the Kansas City Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Fred Blocher) ( St Patricks Parade )
Spectators watch the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Never mind the fickle Irish weather - a chilly, damp Dublin celebrated St. Patrick's Day with artistic flair Sunday as the focal point for a weekend of Irish celebrations worldwide. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik) ( Ireland St Patricks Day )
The fountain on the South Lawn of the White House spouts green water in honor of St. Patrick's Day in Washington on Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ( Obama St Patricks Day )
Fans dressed up for St. Patrick's Day try for an autograph from Los Angeles Angels left fielder Mark Trumbo before a spring training baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Tempe, Ariz., Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ( Padres Angels Spring Baseball )
Women from the Sanford High School color guard, of Sanford, Me., twirl green flags while marching in a St. Patrick's Day Parade, in Boston's South Boston neighborhood, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ( St Patricks Parade )
A Pittsburgh Pirates ground crew worker installs green bases in honor of St. Patrick's Day before the start of a MLB spring training baseball game with the New York Yankees in Bradenton, Florida, March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius ( BASEBALL/ )
College students model environmental clothing constructed from recyclables including dental Xrays, VCR tapes, beer tabs and shopping bags at the 7th Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration & Green Festival, Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Orange County Market Place in Costa Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer) ( St Patricks Day )
The Green Goblin (Actor Bob Cuccioli) takes a stroll through Times Square for the "Spider-Man: Turn off The Dark" St. Patrick's Day Celebration on March 17, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images) ( 163895328 )
Michael Smith wears a hat in honor of St. Patrick's Day as the Chicago White Sox play the Kansas City Royals in an exhibition spring training baseball game Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ( White Sox Royals Spring Baseball )
People drink beer to celebrate St. Patrick's Day during the Singapore St. Patrick's Day Street Festival at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163880294 )
A woman wears false flag eyelashes during the St. Patrick's day parade through Dublin city centre on St. Patrick's day, Sunday March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/PA, Julien Behal) ( Ireland St Patrick's Day )
Children make their way to the St. Patrick's Day parade during the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Limerick, Ireland, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) ( Ireland St Patricks Day )
A man in fancy dress takes part in a charity event to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and raise money for local charities in the town of Portstewart County, Londonderry March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton ( IRELAND/ )
People in fancy dress react after getting water thrown over them in a charity event to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and raise money for local charities in the town of Portstewart, County, Londonderry on March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton ( IRELAND/ )
People participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163880964 )
A child takes part in a St. Patrick's Day celebration in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( Romania Ireland St Patrick Day )
A leprechaun hangs from a bus mirror during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Limerick, Ireland, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) ( Ireland St Patricks Day )
A woman waits for the parade to start during the Singapore St. Patricks Day Street Festival at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St. Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163882507 )
A man waits for the parade to start during the Singapore St. Patricks Day Street Festival at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163882493 )
Romanian traditional musicians, from the central Vrancea region, hold bagpipes covered in goat skins while marching in a St. Patrick's Day celebration in Bucharest, Romania on Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) ( Romania Ireland St Patrick Day )
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) meets members of the Breezy Point Catholic Club Pipes & Drums after attending Saint Patrick's Day Mass at St. Thomas More Church on March 17, 2013 in the Breezy Point neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City. Breezy Point, home to many residents with Irish ancestry, was devastated by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images) ( 163885085 )
Britain's Prince William (C) supports his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge as she pulls her heel from a grate during a visit on St Patrick's Day to Mons Barracks in Aldershot, southern England March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty ( BRITAIN/ )
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and her husband, Prince William, attend a St Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, southern England on March 17, 2013. Prince William attended the parade as Colonel of the Regiment, and the Duchess presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment. REUTERS/Toby Melville ( BRITAIN/ )
People dressed in costume wait for the parade to start during the Singapore St. Patricks Day Street Festival at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St. Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163880973 )
A man carries children down the street during the St. Patricks Day Parade at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St. Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163880947 )
Dog Mixie is dressed up in green for a St. Patrick's Day parade on the Irish national holiday in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, March 17, 2013. The parade was organized by the German-Irish community. (AP Photo/dpa,Stephanie Pilick) ( Germany St Patricks Day )
A member of Romania's Irish community takes part at St. Patrick's Day parade in Bucharest on March 17, 2013. St. Patrick's Day was celebrated with a parade in Romania for the first time this year, organizers said. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel ( ROMANIA/ )
A father and daughter enjoy the St. Patrick's Day parade in Limerick, Ireland, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) ( Ireland St Patricks Day )
A child rides on a pony during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Limerick, Ireland, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) ( Ireland St Patricks Day )
People celebrate St. Patrick's Day during the Singapore St. Patrick's Day Street Festival at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163880921 )
Women prepare to take part in the Singapore St. Patrick's Day Parade at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St. Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163880637 )
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (2nd R) and her husband Prince William (2nd L) pose for an official photograph as they attend a St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, southern England on March 17, 2013. Prince William attended the parade as Colonel of the Regiment, and the Duchess presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment. REUTERS/Toby Melville ( BRITAIN/ )
A man tries to lift his children over the crowd to see an Irish dance performance during the Singapore St. Patrick's Day Street Festival at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St. Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163880287 )
Children ride on a pony during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Limerick, Ireland, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) ( Ireland St Patricks Day )
Children dressed as Saint Patrick make their way to the St. Patrick's Day parade in Limerick, Ireland, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) ( Ireland St Patricks Day )
People in fancy dress take part in a charity event to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and raise money for local charities in the town of Portstewart, County Londonderry March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton ( IRELAND/ )
A man dressed in costume waits for the parade to start during the Singapore St. Patrick's Day Street Festival at Boat Quay on March 17, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore's Irish community gathered at Boat Quay for a three-day-long St. Patrick's Day Street Festival which featured street performances, buskers, and Irish food and drink. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 163880280 )