The St. Patrick's Day Parade celebrates the Bostoner Erbe in America's most Irish city

It is again in this time of year, in which more than a million green night owls fill the streets of the American big city for the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade and celebrate the legacy and the contributions of all the ones that come from the emerald Isle.

The parade on Sunday dates from the 20th century and marked both the St. Patrick's Day and the Evacuation Day, which is reminiscent of the day of 1776, as British troops left Boston after a lengthy siege during the War of Independence.

The 3.5 mile parade (5.6 kilometers) rolls through the neighborhood in South Boston, a center of the Irish-American heritage in a city in which there are more than 1 of 5 people of Irish descent. The South Boston Allied was veterans Council organizes the parade and this year's Chief Marschall is the retired Marine. Cmdr. Alanna Devlin Ball, who grew up in the neighborhood and represented the United States at the Invictus Games 2023 in Germany, where she took home gold at Powerlifting.

“Lt. Cdr. The 12 -year career of Devlin Ball in the Navy serves as inspiration for young women who want to serve in today's military. We are grateful for their service, their victims and their existence), ”said the US representative Stephen Lynch, a native South Bostoner.

The parade should start a little earlier in the morning than normal. The events of the past year have been affected by violence and public poisoning, the officials say they hope that they will restrict them on Sunday.

The aim of the parade is to “keep the tradition of honor of the inheritance and service,” said the war veteran council in an explanation.

The parade has also been a source of political controversy in recent years. The South Boston Allied was Veterans Council Prohibition to march in the parade until a decade ago, and a judgment of the U.S. Court of Justice confirmed this right in the 1990s.

Two gays and lesbian groups joined the parade in 2015. The organizers of one of the groups, Boston Pride, terminated the change as one point at that time.

Chicago organized his St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday. Philadelphia also celebrates its parade on Monday on Sunday and New York City.