Sunday, March 15, the streets of downtown Christiansted hued green at the 46th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade where it gathered tons of revelers with their vibrant party themed, “One Love VI”.
This year’s parade conquered the Company Street to Sunday Market Square and back down the King Street and thousands of people in green though not required participated lively.
Though the Sunday’s parade sponsored by Seaborne was not as wild like the previous years where people were throwing buckets of water and beer to participants, this year had the most number of partakers that have beaten all the past records. 30 entries added life to this year’s event where some troupes even came from January’s Christmas Carnival parade.
The two-hour parade of cuckoo costumes, dancing and revelry was a celebration for the Irish arts of drinking and outrageousness. Green rum and beers were distributed all through out the event while loud and enticing music bangs at the background that made people dance in glee.
“Pieces of the parade are here. Pieces of it are over there. It’s like a giant block party,” said Errol Morris while documenting the event for the government channel.
“It’s all about everyone having fun,” said resident Manny da Motta, one of the partakers who was obviously drowning in bliss. “I enjoy the high school marching bands. They’re really talented.”
The funds raised from the sales of products and drinks will go to the Dolphin Swim Team and the St. Croix Track Club.
Track club secretary Mireille Smith said this was the first time the club received donations from the event in terms of funds, T-shirts and Irish themed trinkets.
“It’s awesome they’re giving to the club and showing committed support to the community,” Smith said. “The club will definitely make use of it.”
“It’s so much fun,” Elizabeth Shimer from Kansas said. “It was a very spirited parade. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
The 46th Annual St. Patrick"s Day Parade
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