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PHOTO FOCUS: Luck of the Irish takes over Northeast Pennsylvania this month

WVIA | By Aimee Dilger | WVIA News Contributor

Published March 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM EDT

Dancers were among the many performers included in Wilkes-Barre's St. Patrick's Day Parade.

First Pittston.
Then Scranton.
Followed by Wilkes-Barre.

Annual St. Patrick Day Parades took over cities throughout the region beginning on March 1.

Missed the first three? There will be two more parades this month.

Milford's second annual St. Patrick's Day Parade is Sunday, March 16, beginning at 2 p.m. The parade begins at the corner of Ann and 5th streets.

And the 2025 Pocono Irish-American Club St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on on March 23 in Stroudsburg. The celebration begins at Stroudsburg High School at 1:15 p.m.

Bagpipers march in the annual Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 8.

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Bagpipers march in the annual Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 8.

Aimee Dilger / WVIA News

Since around the 9th or 10th century, the Irish have observed a Roman Catholic Feast Day honoring St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland and its national apostle. The saint is credited with bringing Christianity to the Irish people.

St. Patrick's Day is a religious and cultural holiday that will be celebrated around the world on Monday, March 17.

A man transformed his beard into the colors of the Irish Flag at Wilkes-Barre's 45th St. Patrick's Day Parade.

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