I myself do not wear green nor orange on Saint Patrick's Day because either colour worn on that day would show an allegiance to one side or the other of this stupid rivalry between the Catholics (green) and the Protestants (orange). These two camps have been murdering each other (and innocent bystanders) for hundreds of years. It is totally sick. If you think I am wrong, try wearing the wrong colour at one side or another's parade or football game in Britain.
Wearing green or orange on that day would be like being in Africa and wearing something that identified oneself with either the Hutu or Tutsi tribes in Africa which have been hacking each other to death on and off for decades.
You could wear their colours, but when you know what has been associated with the whole thing, why would you want to? So don't let anybody tell you you have to wear a certain colour.
they wear green
They wear Green.
They wear something green, but your whole outfit doesn't have to be green.
It is traditional to wear green for Saint Patrick's Day.
The Irish flag or tri-colour consists of green, white and orange. Whilst most people wear green, it is just as acceptable to wear white or orange.
If you do not wear green you will get pinched. (If you forget you can always just say you are wearing green underwear!)
If you do not wear green you will get pinched. (If you forget you can always just say you are wearing green underwear!)
People wear green on St. Patrick's Day so they won't get pinched due to traditional customs.
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A person should only wear green on Saint Patrick's Day if they wish to do so. The main reason people wear green on St. Paddy's Day is tradition. Green is one of the colors on the Irish flag, and Ireland is known as the 'Emerald Isle.' Also, shamrocks, a popular symbol of St. Patrick's Day, are green.
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