It was a tradition started long ago. People believed that if you wore green you would be invisible to leprechauns. So it was a warning to those who didn't wear green to put some on before a leprechaun found them.
Yes
So the lepercons don't pinch ya
Tradition says leprechauns can't see green. So you pinch someone to warn them leprechauns can see them. You pinch them for their own safty.
It was started by little children who would pinch the adults who forgot to wear green
Americans wore Tan uniforms and green uniforms
legend says wearing green makes one "invisible" to leprechauns, and apparently, these magical tricksters will pinch anyone who isn't wearing green in honor of the holiday. Nowadays, people simply pinch each other on St. Patrick's Day more as a cute reminder that they are still visible, and are potentially in danger of even more pinches.
In America it is tradition for EVERYONE to wear something green. School kids have a tradition of their own, if you are caught without something green: you get a pinch. Not a mean pinch, it's all in fun. It is also considered good luck to wear green on St. Patrick's day. Wearing green also serves as making you Irish by proxy, if you are not actually Irish. America has a huge population of Irish descendants.
They get to pinch you back!
Americans wear green, drink too much and watch or march in parades.
I would not pinch anyone regardless of what color they are wearing.
You can pinch one person until they get green on
pinch them