Just wanted to share a few pictures from Munich's St. Patrick's Day celebrations last weekend. The weekend began with a Saturday night service in a Catholic church near Marienplatz and continued later that evening with some music.
The main celebration was a one-hour parade Sunday beginning at noon, followed by an afternoon of Irish music and dancing at Odeonsplatz (see the picture in the first blog entry for an idea of the locale). The parade had a very international flavor, with floats and performances from South American groups, German groups and, mostly of course, the Irish. The afternoon celebration included alternating music and dance numbers. Unfortunately, Irish dance is done mostly with the legs and the stage was not high enough, so it gave the appearance of a bunch of people with hands on hips bobbing up and down.
Without further ado, here are some photos from the parade:
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| Irish and Bavarian flags side by side to start the parade |
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| Not much bigger than at the Hofbräuhaus |
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| More Scottish than Irish, methinks |
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| I think this group is Brazilian |
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| The last of several groups of pretty horses |
All in all, a lot of people having fun and not really that much different than you'd find in America or many other countries.
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