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by BanannaZ on March 17th, 2005

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Why do the Irish wear green on St. Patrick's Day?

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  • by notmrjohn on March 27th, 2005

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    The colors of the Republic of Ireland are a tricolor of green, white, and orange. The orange supposedly represents the protestant population, the green the Catholic, and the white the peace between them. (Let's just leave Northern Ireland out of this.) Protestants don't celebrate Saint's days. So the wearing of green is a symbol of Saint Patrick's day and then Ireland, the Emerald Isle, in general. The day as a holiday with parades, green beer etc. is more of an American tradition than Irish, and of course on St. Paddy's day everyone is Irish.

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  • by Anonymous on February 12th, 2008

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    Legend was that if you did not wear green,you would get pinched

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  • by Gideon on October 20th, 2006

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    Green also is a reminder of the lush scenery of Ireland's hills.

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  • by dea_ex_machina on March 15th, 2009

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    they don't - it is the americans who wear green on St Patrick's day

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