“I didn’t care how much I could see.”Joey Homans holds his 3-month-old granddaughter Caroline Homans in one hand and a beer in the other before the start of the Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade, Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Savannah, Ga. ( Stephen B. Morton / AP Photo )From newborns to the elderly, thousands jammed the oak-shaded squares and brick sidewalks of Savannah’s downtown historic district for the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the South. “Once it’s in your blood, you can’t get rid of it.”Article Continued BelowAnd celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is encouraged in Savannah long before anyone is old enough to drink. It was a madhouse.” Savannah typically sticks to the traditional March 17 date to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. He suspects some people get confused when the parade gets held a day early because St. Patrick’s Day falls on Sunday.

Source: thestar March 16, 2019 18:11 UTC