St.
Patrick’s Day Festival
On the 17th
of March each year, St. Patrick’s Day festival is held. It is a day that
commemorates the patron saint of Ireland. There are large parades held on this
day around the world and lots of traditional Irish music events. This year, I
celebrated with my friends in Tokyo and volunteered to help at the parade on
Omotesando Street. It was Asia’s largest Irish event with 15,000 participants
and 50,000 spectators. I held up the large banner with my friends at the front
of the parade and helped to give out flyers. There were so many people taking
part and watching the parade, it was a fantastic day. I was so surprised by how
much effort Japanese people put into celebrating this Irish event. There was
even an Irish festival held in Yoyogi Park with food stalls and Irish dancers.
The celebrations went on into late that night. My friends and I even made it
into The Tokyo Times newspaper! I will have to post this home to my family so
they can see how big the celebrations are here in Tokyo.
