The iconic Space Needle in Seattle, Chimo the Polar Bear statue in Ontario, and the fountains in London's Trafalgar Square will go green for the first time to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Sydney Opera House will take part in Tourism Ireland's Global Greening initiative for the first time since 2014. The Wawa Goose monument in Ontario is among the sites that will go green for the first time this year. Details of the 300+ statues, museums, stadiums and towers set to go green to celebrate our national day next month were revealed today. "More than 70 million people around the world claim links to the island of Ireland and St Patrick’s Day is a truly unique opportunity to reconnect them with their heritage.

Source: Evening echo February 13, 2018 15:11 UTC