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Wear green on Saint Patrick’s Day or get pinched: the rules
There's a specific rule on Saint Patrick's Day that decrees that if you are not wearing anything green, then you are most certainly going to be pinched! Why do we do it and where did the rule come from? We look at the "wear green on St Patrick's Day or get pinched" rule and its origins.
Why do you get pinched if you don’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day?
Wear green on St. Patrick’s Day or get pinched! Learn about the silly St. Patrick's Day tradition here.
Frances Mulraney @FrancesMulraney Mar 16, 2022
No St. Patrick's Day pinches for this lady! Here's why people get pinched for not wearing green on St. Patrick's Day GETTY IMAGES
Wearing green on St. Patrick's Day (supposedly!) makes you invisible to the leprechauns, so we’re sure you can gather what happens if you don’t wear green on March 17.Blue was originally the color associated with Saint Patrick and so this sea of green that we now see on March 17 is something of a modern phenomenon (that we’re pretty sure was started up by the Americans!)
The tradition of wearing green on Ireland’s national holiday, however, has become so rampant that there’s a very strict rule that should be adhered to on the day: wear green on St. Patrick's Day or get pinched!
The pinching rule on Saint Patrick’s Day
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Don't come near me, I'm wearing green. Image: iStock.
As we said, we’re pretty sure that Americans came up with this wear green or get pinched rule as Ireland doesn't go as full-force with the whole leprechaun stuff itself. As the tradition goes, wearing green on Saint Patrick’s Day is supposed to make you invisible to leprechauns. They will pinch you as soon as you come upon their radar if you don't wear green!
Sorry, wearing green on Saint Patrick’s Day makes you invisible to what?
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Those pesky leprechauns will get you if you're not wearing green.
Yes, you read that right. You’ll be invisible to leprechauns if you wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. We know they’re not real but our folklore and mythology are some of the best things about Ireland, so why don’t we all just play along with this one! At least, just for the day that’s in it.
Why do we wear green on St Patrick’s Day? (Apart from being invisible to leprechauns, of course.)
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Why do you wear green on Saint Patrick's Day?
A recent survey found that in total, some 56% of Americans plan on celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day, and a massive 80% of those planning to wear green on the day. But why don't we wear any other color on Paddy's Day?
As we mentioned, the original color of Saint Patrick was blue but because Ireland, as the nickname the Emerald Isle would give away, is very much associated with the color green - shamrocks are green and there's green in our flag - Americans gradually began wearing more green and more green and as with most Saint Patrick's Day traditions, Ireland and the rest of the world followed suit.
Rules: If you don’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, you get pinched!
Simple as that. There’s only one easy rule to Saint Patrick’s Day and that is to wear at least a little bit of green to ward off the leprechauns. Think we can all do that?
* Originally published in 2018. Last updated in March 2022.
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What happens if you don't wear green on Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland?
Answer (1 of 12): If you object or don't want to wear green on Saint Patrick's Day you have to apply to your local council for an exemption. They will provide a licence for exemption on wearing green on Saint Patrick's Day. It comes in the form of a stick on badge to wear on your coat at chest le...
What happens if you don't wear green on Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland?
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The desire to be sarcastic is so strong it is kind of hard to resist.
But, for the good of our Irish neighbours, and a desire not to slander them or cast them in a bad light, I will not write what I was going to.
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If you object or don't want to wear green on Saint Patrick's Day you have to apply to your local council for an exemption. They will provide a licence for exemption on wearing green on Saint Patrick's Day. It comes in the form of a stick on badge to wear on your coat at chest level and is known in Ireland as a LEWGOSP. The fee is 5 euros and must be renewed every year. Anyone found not wearing green on Saint Patrick's Day without displaying a LEWGOSP is liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days and/or a fine of up to 1,000 euros.
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Nobody will notice, because most other people won’t be wearing green either. If anyone is wearing green, everyone will assume they’re an American tourist.
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Well, it’s 6.20 right now, so there’s time to go and find something green and parade twice around your local pub to prove you’re wearing green before the garda start the arrests.
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Nothing at all happens. For us, St Patrick's day is a welcome day off work. As children or when my children were small, we would go into Dublin to watch the parade but now I just welcome a day off.
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Nothing. People aren't obliged to wear green at all. It's a big day for sure but there's no law or rules to wear green. Hope that answers your question.
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