St. Patrick's Day Parade

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A reminder that the St. Patrick's Day parade will be held to-morrow for all the Irish and those who wish they are Irish. Everybody welcome. P.S. St. Patrick's Day should be a national holiday.

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Notice the Irish flag has both the green and the orange.
 
I won't be going Sid Ryan is the grand marshal this year. More like grand prick.
 
Should be banned because of the religious connotations,...:rolleyes:

Plus,...Sid The Skid Mark Ryan,...:frown:

FAST
 
I will agree with you there.

Sid Ryan and Pat Sheridan from LiUNA. Who dreamed that combination up?

Sinn Fein must be controlling this year's Parade.
 
LOL on one of the other boards there is quite a few pages about an interaction between someone and Celticman, they met at the St. Patrick's Day Parade to hang out. It's pretty funny because it forced Celticman to leave the board with his tail between his legs after he was exposed for who really was.
 
For those who may not know the significance of the green and the orange. The colours represent the two largest religious groups in Ireland, the Catholics and the Protestants.

BTW: Before the Russians, before the Italians, before the Chinese, it was the Irish who built the infrastructure of Canada.
 
Should be banned because of the religious connotations,...:rolleyes:
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Damn those religious types trying to push their view on the whole city.

I'll just sit at home switching back and forth between Jamesons and Bushmills to satisfy both sides of my heritage.
 
The year 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the 1916 rebellion:thumb: against imperialism, colonialism, conquest, oppression and occupation. A replica of the general post office, a symbol of that rebellion, is in the parade to-day.
 
If it wasn't a busy time of year for me, I'd go.

Like someone said, a great social event and who knows, you might get lucky like a leprechaun and meet someone nice.
 
I think virtually every ethnic/religious group have their own special day/celebration.

The Caribbeaners special day last all weekend with a parade and ending in a party at Muzik.

The Sikhs have Khalsa Day.
http://www.toronto.com/events/khalsa-day-parade/

The Greeks have their Independence Day Parade.

The Chinese have their Chinese New Year celebration.
 
Come out ye Black and Tans, come and fight me like a man...

/not actually Irish...
 
Come out ye Black and Tans, come and fight me like a man...
Thank goodness the Black and Tans have disappeared into the dustbin of history.

For those who may not be aware, the white in the Irish flag is a symbol of peace. Unfortunately, Ireland is still divided to-day. One day in a peaceful and democratic process the two Irelands will be united again.

Trivia question: Who are the "Dark Irish"?

P.S. They estimated there were a million spectators at the parade. If true, this rivals Gay Pride and there wasn't even any nudity.