Why pinch if not wearing green

Patrick's Day came a little bit later, says Time. In the 19th century, Irish immigrants started landing in America and celebrating St. Patrick's Day and their heritage by wearing this symbolic color. So go ahead and wear your finest green dress or tee this St. Paddy's day and share these fun facts you've learned about the history behind it!

Note: We don't condone pinching those who choose not to wear green, but celebrate as you must! Patrick's Day? By Liz Steelman Updated March 16, That's boring.

And possibly not accurate. According to the Christian Science Monitor , the tradition or pinching started in the U. Oh, we like that answer. Yahoo Answers also agrees that it's a U. So, please, remember to wear green tomorrow, folks. Also, here's a handy list of San Francisco bars participating in St. Accordingly he was returned to Wales by kind sailors aged On returning to Ireland as a free man, he evangelised converting thousands of pagans to Christianity and establishing churches.

Other legends surround St Patrick include banishing all snakes from the island —this is in fact an allegory of his struggles against the Druids.

As the dubious legend dictates, leprechauns would pinch anyone not wearing green — so people pinch those not wearing green to remind them…. This tradition goes back to St Patrick himself. The Patron saint is purported to have used the three leafed shamrock as an illustration of the Holy Trinity.