Water dyed emerald green gushes from a wrought-iron fountain in Savannah, Ga., as a large crowd of onlookers in Forsyth Park watches the water turn colors on Friday, March 9, 2018. The “greening of the fountain” ceremony marks the symbolic beginning of St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Georgia’s oldest city. Organizers expect 500,000 or more people in Savannah for the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 17. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)
Republished March 09, 2018 - 4:11 PM
Original Publication Date March 09, 2018 - 1:26 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Park fountains in Savannah are gushing bright green water — a signal that St. Patrick's Day will arrive soon.
Organizers of Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade gathered Friday to pour watering cans full of green dye into the wrought-iron fountain in Forsyth Park. A large crowd of onlookers erupted in cheers as the clear water turned a glittering emerald green.
Crews across the city, meanwhile, performed similar dye jobs on Savannah's other fountains.
The so-called "greening of the fountains" marks the start of St. Patrick's Day festivities in Georgia's oldest city, which has celebrated the Irish holiday for 194 years.
The March 17 parade falls on a Saturday this year. The chairman of the parade organizing committee, Brian Counihan, says he expects a crowd of 500,000 or more.
News from © The Associated Press, 2018