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The annual South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade could be rescheduled or canceled on account of the mountainous snowbanks lining Southie’s streets and sidewalks.

One of Boston’s most communal and participatory celebrations, the parade is slated to take place on Sunday, March 15, at 1 p.m. The actual St. Patrick’s Day holiday is on March 17.

According to the Boston Globe, Mayor Marty Walsh told WGBH’s “Boston Public Radio” on Friday that We’re trying to see if there is a way to do something creative to continue the parade. But today, I don’t see how it goes through the neighborhoods.”

In South Boston, the snow and ice took such a brutal toll on the roadways that the mayor actually transformed some two-way streets into one-way only in order to accommodate passing cars and stymie bottlenecked traffic.

And while the snow on the ground must be considered due to the sheer volume of it still blocking pavement, so too must be any weather that forms in the sky as the kick off to the parade nears. It’s unclear at this time what the forecast for March 15 will be, though suffice it to say much of this year’s conditions have been unpredictable in their severity.

Mayor Walsh is expected to meet with City Council President and Southie native Bill Linehan to discuss how the city can prep for the possibility of hosting the parade.