St. Patrick's Day - Chicago

St. Patrick's Day - Chicago Chicago South Side St. Patrick's Parade 300,000 Spectators 54 Arrests Parade 2009 Cancelled A Dozen 24 Blocks Officers Assaulted $80,000 in 3,000 petitioners donations to Parade 2012 to reinstate hire private %3D Reinstated parade security Staining of the Chicago River Fun Fact #1 100 Ibs Die Dumped in River Though green has become the accepted color of St. Patrick's day, the original color of St. Patrick was blue 40 lbs 1 week Time River Fun Fact #2 Stayed Green 1 day St. Patrick was actually not Irish but Scottish. Oh and his birth name was actualy Maewyn Succant. What? 1961 Today %3D Color of vegetable based paint dumped in river Natural color of Final color of Chi- Chicago River cago River on St. Patrick's McDonalds Shamrock Shakes Fun Fact #3 From 1903 to 1970, all pubs in Ireland were shut down in 840 observance of St. Patrick's day, which was considered a reli- Calories gious holiday. 540 Fun Fact #3 The first St. Patrick's parade took place in 1773 and was located in Boston, not in Ireland 24 Grams of Fat 16 Small Large US Residents with Irish Ancestry vs. Population of Ireland 0.5M US Residents with Irish Ancestry 0.5M Residents of Ireland @VenueCricket 6 Q enue Cricket www.venuecricket.com