The Greening Season: the world goes green for St Patrick’s Day

One look at your calendar and you know – ’tis the season. No, not of giving, or even goodwill. It’s the season of greening.

What’s on TV in Berlin? Green!

You all know St Patrick’s Day reaches well beyond Ireland these days, with March 17th celebrated as the day the world goes green.

The spirit of St Patrick’s Day has essentially hijacked the colour green. Hence the ‘greening’ season when; landmark towers, bridges, hotels, and natural wonders lit up in a fabulous green glow. From Auckland to New York, Madrid to Sydney, the greening knows no bounds or borders.

We know that you guys can get swept up in the green scene too, though. Which is why we’re holding a competition this year in honour of greening season. Share your bright, funny and of course green photos and videos with us, and you could win a trip to Ireland. The competition opens on 25 February on our Facebook page.

Until then, we’ve plenty of greenings up our sleeves. On 17 March, if you’re in London, keep an eye for the HMS Belfast. In North America? Watch the Niagara Falls, Las Vegas ‘welcome’ sign and San Francisco’s City Hall go emerald.

In Europe, expect a green Little Mermaid, Leaning Tower, Prince’s Palace, Allianz Arena, and TV Tower. Down under, we’ll greenify the spectacular Sydney Opera House and Sky Tower in Auckland. We’re most excited about the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil, Pyramids and the Sphinx in Egypt, Burj Al Arab in Dubai and Table Mountain in South Africa.

Wondering what such a sight would look like? We have the photos.

The Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, known as the €˜Armadillo€™, goes green

The Pyramid of Giza turns on the green light

City Hall in San Francisco in the colour of the season

Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai sporting the shamrock look

Little Green Mermaid in Denmark

Greening Tower of Piza

Allianz Arena in Munich

Prince’s Palace of Monaco goes green

Welcome to Las Greenas

An emerald Sydney Opera House. Looks like a big mint ice-creanomnomnomnomnom

The sky’s the limit as Auckland’s Sky Tower goes green. Accentuated nicely by palm tree on left. Smart.