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PHOTOS: Celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day around the country

March 17, 2018, 2:09 PM

From left, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., walk along Fifth Avenue during the St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday, March 17, 2018, in New York. A big event since the mid-1800s, the parade has been a celebration of Irish culture and of Irish immigrants, who once faced nativist calls for their exclusion from the workforce, and from the country, when they began arriving in the city in huge numbers during the Irish Famine. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
From left, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., walk along Fifth Avenue during the St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 17, 2018, in New York. A big event since the mid-1800s, the parade has been a celebration of Irish culture and of Irish immigrants, who once faced nativist calls for their exclusion from the workforce, and from the country, when they began arriving in the city in huge numbers during the Irish Famine. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar attend the 2018 New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2018 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar attend the 2018 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2018 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Theo Wargo/Getty Images
A bagpipe unit representing New York State Courts takes part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 17, 2018, in New York. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar joined along as Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue came alive with the sound of bagpipes, trumpets and lots of green during the 257th running of the parade. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
AP Photo/Craig Ruttle
A boat moves through the water as the Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day. Thousands of people lined the riverfront downtown Chicago to see the dyeing, a tradition for the holiday that dates to 1962. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via AP
Boats move through the water as the Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via AP
Mike Pence waves during the parade in Savannah, Ga.
Vice President Mike Pence and his mother Nancy Pence Fritsch, right, wave while walking in the St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Savannah, Ga. Crowds behind barricades across the street cheered and chanted “U-S-A” as Pence waved and gave a thumbs up sign. There were also a few protesters who followed Pence throughout the parade. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton
Vice President Mike Pence, center, his wife Karen Pence, left, and his mother Nancy Pence Fritch, right, march in the St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Savannah, Ga. Irish immigrants to Savannah and their descendants have been celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a parade since 1824. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Vice President Mike Pence marches in the St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Savannah, Ga. Irish immigrants to Savannah and their descendants have been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a parade since 1824. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton
Seven-month-old Lily Kangetter of Savannah sits with her grandfather Pat Sullivan before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Seven-month-old Lily Kangetter of Savannah sits with her grandfather Pat Sullivan before the start of the St. Patrick’s Day parade. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton
Women dressed in green to enjoy the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Women dressed in green to enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Theo Wargo/Getty Images
A child attends the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
A child attends the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Theo Wargo/Getty Images
People line the streets in New York City to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
People line the streets in New York City to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Bagpipers were part of the scene at the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Bagpipers were part of the scene at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Some people held up signs of protest at the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Some people held up signs of protest at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Theo Wargo/Getty Images
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From left, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., walk along Fifth Avenue during the St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday, March 17, 2018, in New York. A big event since the mid-1800s, the parade has been a celebration of Irish culture and of Irish immigrants, who once faced nativist calls for their exclusion from the workforce, and from the country, when they began arriving in the city in huge numbers during the Irish Famine. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar attend the 2018 New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2018 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Mike Pence waves during the parade in Savannah, Ga.
Vice President Mike Pence, center, his wife Karen Pence, left, and his mother Nancy Pence Fritch, right, march in the St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Savannah, Ga. Irish immigrants to Savannah and their descendants have been celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a parade since 1824. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Seven-month-old Lily Kangetter of Savannah sits with her grandfather Pat Sullivan before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Women dressed in green to enjoy the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
A child attends the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
People line the streets in New York City to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Bagpipers were part of the scene at the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Some people held up signs of protest at the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — Revelers, celebrities and politicians put on their finest green around the country in honor of St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday.

The celebrations included parades in Savannah, Georgia — attended by Vice President Mike Pence — and traditional festivities in New York and Chicago.

The holiday honors the death of patron saint of Ireland. Legend has it that he drove all the snakes from the island.

In Chicago, the local plumbers union dyed a portion of the Chicago River green.

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