People perform in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

Performers walk in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

Police officers stand guard as people perform in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

People perform in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

People dressed in celebration of St. Patrick's Day walk along 5th Avenue in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

A bagpiper performs in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

The streets and sidewalks along the regular St. Patrick's Day Parade route are mostly empty in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

People wait to perform in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

Children play in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

The streets and sidewalks along the regular St. Patrick's Day Parade route are mostly empty in New York, the United States, March 17, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade went mostly virtual in New York City this year. [Photo/Xinhua]