00:00Globally, crowds coloured the streets green in a celebration of Irish culture on St. Patrick's
00:07Day.
00:13Ireland's main parade in Dublin with its extravagant floats and colourful acts attracted hundreds
00:18of thousands of people from across the world.
00:24Roughly 4,000 people and 12 marching bands from across Ireland, North America and Austria
00:30took part in the parade.
00:37Meanwhile in the United States, many people across different states were also celebrating
00:41as the country has a large Irish diaspora.
00:45New York City hosts one of the largest and oldest parades in the US.
00:52And on Saturday, the city of Chicago dyed its river green, an annual tradition.
00:57Lithuania seemed inspired by the concept and similarly dyed its capital's river green as
01:02well.
01:03The city of Vilnius celebrates St. Patrick's Day each year, hosting various events and
01:09festivities including live Irish music and dancing.
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