why we wear green and other st.
Patrick's Day traditions March 17th is
almost upon us which means it's almost
time to bust out your best Green
accessories and get over to the
neighborhood pub st. Patrick's Day is
full of traditions but why do we do them
wearing green is a st. Patrick's Day
staple but did you know that blue used
to be Ireland symbolic color before the
1600s Ireland was under British rule
Henry the eighth was King and his flag
was blue the great Irish rebellion
happened in 1641 allowing Ireland to
secede from the British Empire
Owen ro O'Neill helped lead the
rebellion and use green and a harp on
his flag later on in the 1790s much more
poems and song were written about the
importance of wearing the color green
making sporting the colour even more
popular jump forward to the 19th century
and we see people from Ireland
immigrating to the United States for
better job opportunities Irish
immigrants would flaunt the color green
as a representation of pride in their
home country we all have those memories
of getting pinched on st. Patrick's Day
in elementary school
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but why was that ever a tradition to
begin with wearing green isn't just a
point of pride but it was also intended
to ward off any unwanted pinchers Irish
people take their heritage seriously and
that plays a large role in the reason
why people get pinched not wearing green
on st. Patrick's Day is considered
disrespectful therefore a pinches
inappropriate punishment it's meant to
remind those not wearing the colour to
be more bold and prideful of their
Irishness in addition to this the color
green is also meant to protect against
leprechauns and fairies in the early
1700s people in Ireland believed these
mystical creatures would pinch you if
you didn't wear the country's favorite
colour wearing green was said to make
you invisible to the mischievous
creatures making pinching and impossible
feet on st. Patrick's Day every pub will
be filled to the brim with people
celebrating the holiday and drinking
their favorite stout beers we need to
honor ancient Irish traditions like
serving an irresponsible amount of booze
although it's an enjoyable tradition
haven't you ever wondered why drinking
the night away is associated with the
holiday one of the biggest reasons is
Lent the holiday originally began as a
day of feast when the Christians put
their Lent restrictions aside to honor
the death of the patron Saint Patrick on
this day the people of Ireland would
indulge in as much food and beverages as
possible that the beverages more often
than not were non-alcoholic
interestingly enough pubs were closed on
the holiday for a majority of the 20th
century because drinking during church
observed holidays was looked down on
this continued until the 70s when beer
companies began to target the holiday
with advertising causing the tradition
to come to fruition so now when you
throw back a nice cold green one this
st. Patty's Day you know just what it is
you're drinking pure magic
when March 17th rolls around you know
why we celebrate the way we do and what
it all means I am serving you some
leprechaun realness now you'll be the
smartest one at the
Patty's Day party so enjoy the holiday
with the tall glass of beer and don't
forget to wear green
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