St Patrick's Day: World goes green for Irish festivalPublished17 March 2017Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, PAImage caption, The streets of the Irish capital were awash with green for Dublin's annual St Patrick's Day paradeImage source, PacemakerImage caption, Star Wars villain Darth Vader showed his true colours at a St Patrick's Day parade in Belfast, Northern IrelandImage source, Tourism IrelandImage caption, The Town Hall in Sydney Australia was illuminated in green to mark St Patrick's DayImage source, Tourism IrelandImage caption, Mexico's El Ángel de la Independencia joined Tourism Ireland's global greening projectImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, St Patrick, played by actor Marty Burns, took a selfie with members of the Magnus Vikings Association in Downpatrick, Northern IrelandImage source, AFP/GettyImage caption, There was no luck of the Irish for this leprechaun who fell foul of the law in Dublin city centreImage source, Tourism IrelandImage caption, St Patrick's green belt stretched to the equator sign in UgandaImage source, AFPImage caption, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife the Duchess of Cambridge attended a St Patrick's Day parade in London with the Irish GuardsImage source, PAImage caption, The Duchess of Cambridge got into the spirit of the day with a pint of Irish stoutImage source, EPAImage caption, Irish wolfhound, Domhnall, the mascot of the Irish Guards, wore his coat and shamrock during the visit of the Duke and Duchess of CambridgeImage source, Tourism IrelandImage caption, Disneyland Castle in Shanghai, China, looked out of this worldImage source, Tourism IrelandImage caption, Rhine Falls, near Zurich, Switzerland, were bathed in greenImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, New York City hosted its 256th annual St Patrick"s Day paradeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, New York City's Irish diaspora were out in force for Friday's paradeImage source, Tourism IrelandImage caption, The Colosseum in Rome looked resplendent in greenImage source, Tourism Ireland Image caption, There was a 'green run' on a ski slope in AustriaImage source, PAImage caption, Keeping warm and dry was the main concern for some at the Dublin paradeImage source, PacemakerImage caption, The rain lashed on little leprechauns at the Belfast paradeImage source, PacemakerImage caption, St Patrick oversaw the rain-soaked festivities at Belfast City HallImage source, Paul McFarlandImage caption, Down Cathedral, in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, is believed to be the burial place of St PatrickImage source, Tourism IrelandImage caption, Auckland War Memorial Museum was lit up for the occasionImage source, Tourism IrelanImage caption, City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, was a beacon of greenImage source, PacemakerImage caption, The crowds sprouted shamrocks as they waited for the Belfast paradeImage source, Paul McFarlandImage caption, Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland glowed green ahead of a day of celebrations in the cityMore on this storyWorld celebrates St Patrick's DayPublished17 March 2017Shamrocks, snakes and stereotypes! Video, 00:01:29Shamrocks, snakes and stereotypes!Published17 March 20171:29