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Causing skepticism in some and delight in others, the river has been dyed green every St. Patrick's Day since the early 1960s by a pipefitters union. Walk by it in broad daylight any other time of the year and the river is a dark green, prompting the famous line from the movie, "The Fugitive," "You'd think they could dye it blue the rest of the CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 16: Workers begin dyeing the Chicago River green in celebration of St. Patrick’s day on March 16, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Dyeing the river green has been a Charlotte takes a fun twist on turning a river green; they also attempt to dye people green. The U.S. National Whitewater Center will host its 10 th annual Green River Revival, a full day of fun St. Patrick’s Day themed festivities, on March 16 th. Before dyeing their river and canal green, USNWC offers a 5k run where participants try to According to the story, the dye used to detect leaks in the sewer system along the Chicago River turned the water green, and the idea was born to dye the river green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Other St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the city of Chicago Parades. This year marks the 70th anniversary for the annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade — one of the largest in the country, according to Choose Chicago. The parade takes place on Columbus Drive from Balbo Drive to Monroe Drive, per the website. The practice of dyeing a river green is most famously associated with Chicago, where the Chicago River turns a brilliant shade of green for St. Patrick’s Day. This often leads to confusion, with many mistakenly believing Boston, another major city with strong Irish-American ties, participates in the same tradition. The history of the green river flows back to the local plumbers union. It’s been sponsoring the dye job for more than 60 years. The story goes — as the plumbers tell it — that business manager Stephen Bailey got the idea from seeing a plumber in stained green coveralls. When does the Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade start? The Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade will begin at 12:15 p.m. CT. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dyeing the Chicago River As thousands head to downtown Chicago Saturday to watch the Chicago River be dyed green for St. Patrick's Day, many may be wondering what's exactly in the mysterious dye that gives the river its Bailey got the idea after realizing the dye used to detect leaks from plumbing into the river was a perfect shade of "Irish green," according to the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade committee. More than a million revellers formed a sea of green as they took to the streets of America’s most Irish big city for the South Boston St Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday to celebrate the Does Boston Dye the River Green? Unraveling the Mystery of the Emerald-Hued Charles. The Curious Case of the Un-Dyed Charles. History and Tradition; Environmental Concerns; The Focus on Community Celebrations; The Chicago Comparison. Different Approaches, Different Traditions; Environmental Differences; Boston’s Unique St. Patrick’s Day Officials have been dumping 45 pounds of eco-friendly vegetable dye into the Chicago River for the past 50 years to turn it green for St. Paddy’s Day. And there’s a river-dyeing ceremony to boot. One of the most famous St. Patrick’s Day traditions in the U.S. happens right in Chicago—the dyeing of the Chicago River green! And yes, you can expect this eye-catching spectacle to return in The first dyeing of the river happened in 1962.The dye itself is not actually green. It is orange but reacts with the water to turn it green. The Paddy’s Day celebrations were resurrected in the As a result, it left the river green for a week, which was followed by an annual tradition of greening it. Initially, the dye was an oil-based product, but has since been switched to a powder that is ironically orange. A portion of the Chicago River is dyed green for the St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 15, 2014. TIL that the St. Patrick's Day tradition of dyeing the Chicago river green arose by accident when a group of plumbers used green dye to trace illegal substances that were polluting the river. The dyeing of the river is still sponsored by the local plumbers union. In response to the annual dyeing of the Chicago River, Boston has one-upped the Windy City by turning Mayor Marty Walsh green. “We thought it was about time to develop our own green tradition, and I happened to have a bunch of food coloring left over from my niece’s rainbow themed birthday party,” said the shamrock colored mayor. The short answer: Irish people came to America and brought their culture with them. St. Patrick's Day observances date back to before the founding of the U.S., in places like Boston and New York City. For the last 60 years, enterprising Chicagoans have dyed the city’s river a vibrant green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Thousands of residents turn up to watch the Chicago River light up for
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