Hanoi goes green on St. Patrick’s Day
The Pen Monument in Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi City is set to turn green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Ireland’s National Day from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on March 16 (local time), the Embassy of Ireland has announced.
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| The Octagon House at Ly Thai To Park turned green on St. Patrick’s Day 2017 - Photo: Courtesy of Embassy of Ireland |
This is part of the “Ireland’s Global Greening” initiative, a major worldwide campaign in which landmark sites around the world such as the Empire State building in New York, the City Hall in London, and the Great Wall of China, will turn green to mark St. Patrick’s Day.
Ahead of the Green Lighting Ceremony, the Ireland Day Festival, a fun-filled free public event of Irish cultural activities will be organized by the Friends of Ireland in Vietnam group in the afternoon near Hoan Kiem Lake.
The Traditional Irish Music Society of University College Cork will bring some of the best Irish music and dance to both the Ireland Day Festival and the Green Lighting Ceremony.
This is the third time Hanoi has joined the event. In 2017, Hanoi was the first city in Southeast Asia that turned green on St. Patrick’s Day.