The annual phenomenon, which sees a host of major landmarks and iconic sites around the world light up green has grown from strength to strength, as a number of new landmarks signed up to take part this year.
They include the Great Wall of China, Downtown Disney® Orlando, Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra in Jordan and Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland® Paris
The Pyramids of Giza are set to go green once again this year around 17 March, along with the ‘Welcome’ sign in Las Vegas, the Sydney Opera House, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the London Eye and Abbey Road in Britain and Table Mountain in South Africa.
Niagara Falls, the Empire State Building in New York, the Prince’s Palace in Monaco, the Allianz Arena and Odeonsplatz in Munich, the Sky Tower in New Zealand and the Cibeles Palace and fountain in Madrid have all previously joined in.
The Emerald Isle itself is among the best places for celebrating Ireland’s big day in 2014, but the ‘greening’ of major landmarks and buildings around the world means few will miss out on the festivities.
The spectacular ‘greening’ campaign captures the imagination of millions and creates a vivid visual backdrop to the annual St Patrick celebrations.
Other new sites going green for the first time in 2014 include Canada’s famous Whistler ski resort and one of the highest waterfalls in Europe, the Rhine Falls near Zurich, plus the distinctive Evoluon in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
A host of sites in Chicago – including Soldier Field stadium (home to the famous Chicago Bears team), the Trump International Hotel & Tower and the Wrigley Building and Millennium Park will ‘green up’ along with four iconic skyscrapers in Philadelphia – including the second, third and fourth-highest buildings in the city.
In Austria, the Kaprun Castle in Zell-am-See and the Skiwelt Söll ski resort, will be greened, as will the Petřín Lookout Tower in Prague, the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, India, the new SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland and Hanover Town Hall in Germany.
St Patrick’s Day is held in honour of the Ireland’s patron saint and celebrates the diversity of culture and heritage on the island of Ireland as well as the famous friendliness of its people.
It is traditionally marked by parades, festivals, parties, get-togethers, ‘craic’ and the ‘wearing of the green’ in cities and towns across the island of Ireland and all around the world by people of both Irish and non-Irish descent.
The biggest celebration takes place in Dublin. This year a four-day St Patrick’s Festival running from 14 –17 March drew on the very best in Irish and international talent and over 500,000 people both from Ireland and abroad lined the streets of the Irish capital to enjoy the pageantry and free entertainment.
One of Ireland’s greatest ever sporting stars, cyclist, Stephen Roche took on the role of Grand Marshal of Dublin’s 2014 St Patrick’s Day Parade, in recognition of the fact the Giro d’Italia, the second biggest cycling event in the World, will be coming to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in May this year.
Some 70 million people around the world consider themselves to be Irish or of Irish descent – but on St Patrick’s Day the figure rises as the world falls in love with Ireland and joins in the global party.
Source:- Ireland
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