The St. Patrick's Day holiday is typically one filled with green beer. But you can cast off the Guinness -- just like St. Patrick cast the snakes out of Ireland -- and enjoy other elements of Irish culture, booze-free.

Leprechauns are associated with St. Patrick’s Day and Irish culture, but do you know why? The jovial, red-haired little man dressed in green standing next to a pot of gold is a modern invention—the diminutive faerie folk was once more...

Bagpipers march and perform up 5th Ave in the 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by Getty Images)

Members of the U.S. Military, past and present, march in the 2012 St. Patricks Day Parade St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, NYC on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by Getty Images)

Members of the U.S. Military, past and present, march in the 2012 St. Patricks Day Parade / Military marching band performs in the parade St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, NYC on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by...

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Bagpipers march and perform up 5th Ave in the 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by Getty Images)

Representative from various police departments march in the 2012 NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade / Bag pipers from police organizations perform St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, NYC on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by...

Gay protesters line up along 5th Ave to protest their exclusion from the parade St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, New York City on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by Getty Images)

Excited viewers line the parade route / Faces in the crowd St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, NYC on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by Getty Images)

FDNY members carry 343 American flags to represent the department members killed on Sept. 11, 2001 / Procession is lead by Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano and Chief of Department Edward Kilduff St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue,...

Member of the New York City Police Department march in the 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade / NYPD marching band performs / Pipes and Drum Corp of the Emerald Society, NYPD / Emerald Society members of the NYPD march in the parade St....

High school bands performing and marching in the NYC 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, NYC on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by Getty Images)

Participants wearing traditional Irish costumes march in the 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade / Bag pipers and musicians performing and marching in traditional costume / Irish children performing folk dance in traditional costume St....

High school bands performing and marching in the NYC 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, NYC on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by Getty Images)

Miscellaneous marchers in the NYC 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade / Marching bands, Irish Organizations, groups on horseback and a military high school proudly march in the 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th...

War veterans marching in the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, NYC on March 18, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by Getty Images)

Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland

Members of the New York City Fire Department march in the 2012 St. Patrick's Day parade / Westchester Firefighters Pipes and Drum Corp. march in the parade St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, NYC on March 18, 2012 in New York, New...

The start of the 2012 New York St. Patrick's Day Parade / Mounted NYPD police start the procession / Military band and soldiers continue the procession St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue, New York City on March 18, 2012 in New York,...

FDNY members carry 343 American flags to represent the department members killed on Sept. 11, 2001 / Procession is lead by Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano and Chief of Department Edward Kilduff St. Patrick's Day Parade at 5th Avenue,...

Giant's Causeway - Northern Ireland

Funeral of 13 people killed in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday / coffins on biers and service / coffins lowered into grave / Bernadette Devlin, MP at graveside (Footage by ITN Archive Limited) Bloody Sunday Funeral on February 02, 1972 in...

MS TU Entrance stone with megalithic art / Slane, County Meath, ireland