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This City Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day By Tossing Cabbage at You

If you head to a certain city in the South for St. Patrick’s Day, chances are you’ll return with a handful of cabbage. That’s right: cabbage.
While Chicago dyes the Chicago River green and people dance and march in St. Patrick’s Day parades around the world, New Orleans’ parade rolls to the beat of a different drum.
From Mardi Gras to crawfish boils, the Crescent City is known for its abundance of reverie, tradition and bustling culinary scene. It only makes sense that the city known for its unique parades and love of food would combine those forces during its St. Patrick’s Day parade.
The Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Committee — named after the neighborhood in New Orleans — began the parade in 1947. The committee later turned into a club with dues in 1975. Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club Vice President Ronnie Burke spoke with Travel + Leisure about the organization’s traditions and protocol, including cabbage tossing.
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