Why Chicago turned its iconic river GREEN on St. Patrick's Day 2023
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The colour green, in general, is strongly associated with St Patrick’s Day for several reasons.
It is observed every year on March 17, the traditional death date of the saint.
Saint Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious celebration in honour of Saint Patrick — the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
In 1962, members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union who were feeling festive dumped 100 pounds of that dye into the Chicago River
In the 1960s, Chicago city workers used a bright green dye to identify leaks in pipes, which would often stain their white coveralls, CNN reported in 2019.
Reportedly, the tradition was started by plumbers.
In honour of St. Patrick's Day, which is marked annually on March 17, Chicagoans have been coloring their north river for the past 60 years.
The Chicago River was dyed green last week to start the city's St. Patrick's Day celebrations
Why Chicago turned its iconic river GREEN on St. Patrick's Day 2023 | Why Chicago turned its iconic river GREEN on St. Patrick's Day 2023