St Patrick's Day celebrated around the world – in pictures

Tour boats on a green coloured Chicago River Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Keeping the cold out with a green wig in Moscow Photograph: Dzhavakhadze Zurab/Corbis

... and the Egyptian pyramids glow green at sunset Photograph: Tourism Ireland/PA

Attempting a spot of Irish dancing in Moscow's Gorky Park Photograph: Dzhavakhadze Zurab/Corbis

Parade goers all dressed up for St Patrick's Day in New York Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

Curiously, HMS Belfast is lit green on the River Thames
Photograph: Matt Crossick/PA

People in green hats and silly glasses in Moscow's Gorky Park Photograph: Dzhavakhadze Zurab/Corbis

Even the russian dogs joined in the fun Photograph: Dzhavakhadze Zurab/Corbis

A pipes and drums band marches up Fifth Avenue Photograph: Ramin Talaie/Getty Images

David Westerby shows his support in Chicago. Photograph: Paul Beaty/AP

A water propelled leprechaun entertains the crowd on the green coloured Chicago River Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

A bagpiper leads the way up Fifth Avenue Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Jordan and Jadin Frazier watch the parade make its way up Fifth Avenue Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

The River Vilnele is coloured green in Vilnius, Lithuania Photograph: Petras Malukas/AFP/Getty Images

New Yorkers take photos of the marching bands as they go past Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

A young boy whose face is painted with the Irish flag watches the marching bands in New York Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

The Irish police join in the fun in New York Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

The Amman Citadel Jordan is lit up with green lights Photograph: Tourism Ireland/PA

People wait for the parade to start during the St Patrick's Day street festival at Boat Quay in Singapore Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

A parade-goer wears a green moustache at the 251st annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New York Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

Aras an Uachtarain, the residence of the Irish president, is illuminated green for St Patrick's Festival in Dublin Photograph: Irish Government/AFP/Getty Images

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, receives a salute after presenting a traditional sprig of shamrock to Domhnall the Irish wolfhound, the regimental mascot of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards during the St Patrick's Day parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Over 5,000 people from around the world participated in the St Patrick's Day parade through the centre of Dublin, Ireland Photograph: Kim Haughton/EPA

Bagpipers from the northern Romanian region of Suceava perform as they take part in the St Patrick's day parade, in Bucharest Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Parade-goers dressed as leprechauns at St Patrick's Day festivities in Dublin Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images