St. Patrick's Day Parade in Scranton has been going on every year since 1862, and it is the second-largest parade in honor of the Saint in the nation... second only to New York City's. It's typically held the Saturday before the actual holy day, so that inclement weather won't cancel the event... it will only delay it one week. It also means Scranton's parade doesn't compete with New York's. A city with a population of 76,000 people in 2010 will today swell to nearly 300,000 for this parade, and the city has allowed the local pubs and bars (of which there are hundreds... literally! 209 to be exact!) to open early to help the revelers "warm to the occasion".
My wife and daughter are in the parade this year, marching through the streets of Scranton with their favorite American Idol star, James Durbin. They've donned the "green", loaded the cameras, glammed up and are ready to march.
Jacob and I will be staying home, however... he broke his collar bone Wednesday and isn't up to the excitement yet. We'll manage some fun things here, though... and we'll watch for the girls on the telecast program.
There's no Mardi Gras here in NEPA... but this is a close comparison, if you ask me.
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