Images: St. Patrick's Day around the world
DUBLIN - As the world celebrates St. Patrick's Day, many landmark buildings across and the globe have been floodlit green. At a barracks in Aldershot, England, even Prince William and his pregnant wife, Kate, presented shamrocks to soldiers from the Irish Guards, one of the two Irish-recruited regiments in the British Army. Kate, 33, handed out baskets of shamrocks and pinned a sprig on the collar of the regiment's mascot, an Irish wolfhound called Domhnall. The 3-year-old dog was treated to a sip of Guinness at the ceremony's end.
And back at home, parades, painted faces and funny green hats helped people celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Home to more than 40 million citizens with Irish blood, St. Patrick's Day is arguably a bigger event in some American cities than even in Ireland. But because this year's holiday falls on a Tuesday, most U.S. towns and cities held their festivities early on the weekend.
A girl participates in St. Patrick's day celebrations as she waits for a parade in the center of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, March 17, 2015.
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The water in the fountain on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The water in the fountain on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
With the Washington Monument in the background, birds fly over a fountain whose water has been dyed green for St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The water in the fountain on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Ducks swim in a fountain on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, that has been dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Members of the Secret Service patrol the top of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, as while a fountain has been dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and her husband Prince William during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, in England, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Duke of Cambridge attended the Parade as Colonel of the Regiment. The Duchess of Cambridge presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment. (AP Photo/Eddie Mulholland, Pool)
Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge smiles as her husband Prince William and soldiers fix shamrocks to their hats during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, in England, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Duke of Cambridge attended the Parade as Colonel of the Regiment. The Duchess of Cambridge presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and her husband Prince William look at his hat during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, in England, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Duke of Cambridge attended the Parade as Colonel of the Regiment. The Duchess of Cambridge presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment. (AP Photo/Eddie Mulholland, Pool)
This image supplied by Tourism Ireland on Monday March 16, 2015 shows Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff lit green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday. Landmark buildings across Ireland and the world have been floodlit green as global celebrations of the Emerald Isle's patron saint are culminating in parades and celebrations in Dublin and other cities, particularly in the U.S., on St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Tourism Ireland)
This image supplied by Tourism Ireland on Monday March 16, 2015 shows the London Eye floodlit green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday. Landmark buildings across Ireland and the world have been floodlit green as global celebrations of the Emerald Isle's patron saint are culminating in parades and celebrations in Dublin and other cities, particularly in the U.S., on St. Patrick's Day. (AP Photo/Matt Alexander, Tourism Ireland)
Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge meets cadets during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, in England, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Duke of Cambridge attended the Parade as Colonel of the Regiment. The Duchess of Cambridge presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Aimee Norton puts the finishing touch on her outfit before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. Organizers have long billed the Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade as the nation's second largest based on the size of the procession, rather than the number of people watching. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Dressed for the 65th St. Patrick's Day parade, Faye Kirschner waits for the start of the parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. Savannah has been celebrating St. Patrick's Day for 191 years. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Laura Mazzara, left, takes a photo of her sons while waiting for the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. The St. Patrick's Day tradition in Savannah dates back to the first parade held on March 17, 1824. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Chizzy Odimgbe keeps warm before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. The St. Patrick's Day tradition in Savannah dates back to the first parade held on March 17, 1824. While Savannah has been celebrating St. Patrick's Day for 191 years, there have been at least six years without a parade. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Maeve Snyder, right, places a green hat on her friend Cara Lin, center, in one of the historic squares before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. Savannah has been celebrating St. Patrick's Day for 191 years, there have been at least six years without a parade. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Dressed in ribbons and bows two dogs, Laney, left, and Lola, right, wait for the St. Patrick's Day parade to start with their owner Nancy Montesinos, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. The St. Patrick's Day tradition in Savannah dates back to the first parade held on March 17, 1824. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Cody Lewenberger walks with his family to their spot on the parade route before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Savannah, Ga. The St. Patrick's Day tradition in Savannah dates back to the first parade held on March 17, 1824. While Savannah has been celebrating St. Patrick's Day for 191 years, there have been at least six years without a parade. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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