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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)
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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)

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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