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Ireland has long considered green to be it's national colour. Irish football teams wear green, and people around the world wear green on St. Patrick's day. Rural Ireland has a green landscape (fields, trees, etc) and when many Irish poets fell upon harded times in cities abroad they would lament over the "Emerald Isle". St. Patrick used a shamrock to introduce Christianity to Ireland (each leaf representing one part of the Holy Trinity). Also, green was the colour of sympathy for independence in the late 18th Century when Ireland was still struggling for independence from Britain - so much so the Britain actually banned the "wearing of the green" around that time. On St. Patrick's day it is common for people in Ireland and abroad (especially those with Irish ancestors) to wear green - either a piece of Shamrock or a green item of clothing. For the past 31 years on Saint Patrick's Day, New York's Fire Fighters also wore green berets instead of their usual blue caps. The berets date back to 1970, when the mother-in-law of a Bronx firefighter knitted dozens of the caps for St. Patrick's Day. 2005 was the first year the tradition was banned, as officials decided the firefighters should wear their proper uniform with the blue caps. The firefighters responded by wearing civilian clothes and their green berets instead of their uniform! Ironically, according to the Irish cultural group New York's Ancient Order of Hibernians, Peter Durkee, "When Ireland got its freedom
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∙ 16y agoSt. Patrick's Blue, not green, was the colour long-associated with St. Patrick. Green, the colour most widely associated with Ireland, with Irish people, and with St. Patrick's Day in modern times, may have gained its prominence through the phrase "the wearing of the green" meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing. At many times in Irish history, to do so was seen as a sign of Irish nationalism or loyalty to the Roman Catholic faith. St. Patrick used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish. The wearing of and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the saint's holiday. The change to Ireland's association with green rather than blue probably began around the 1750s.
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∙ 12y agoIrish people wear all sorts of different colours, including green.
As being Irish myself i would like to tell others out there that:
Irish people are the same as you!
We live in the same houses as you!
We do not all have ginger hair!
The way we look at talk on The Simpsons is not intirely ture!
Irish people are the same as any other people in the world, get over it!
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∙ 14y agoYes it means a lot to them; their green fields and their flag.
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How do Irish girls wear their hair?
Well, this might not be the answer you where looking for, but most Irish people are redheads or "gingers". I am a ginger, and i wear my hair however i want to. Actually 10% of Irish people have red-hair so it is not unusual but 90% have other hair colours. Irish girls wear their hair in all kinds of ways as this is more a question of individual taste than nationality.
What is the definition of Irish Americans?
An Irish American is someone who has immigrated to America from Ireland, and families of those that immigrated here. We Americans are rather fond of those Irish, though, so on St. Patrick's Day, just about all of us wear green! We have parades in several of our cities to celebrate that special day, as well.AnswerAmerican citizen from .. Ireland...or of Irish heritage awwww nice to know that people like us Irish!! im Irish and proud of it!!
What kind of clothing do the people of Ireland wear?
People in Ireland wear clothes the same as people in the UK. People in Ireland wear warm clothes yet stylish and sophisticated the only clothing we wear different from other countries is Irish dancing costumes but only people who do Irish dancing wear these items of clothing.Well, they don't all wear old plaid fabric. My cousin who's a teenager that lives in Ireland LOVES American companies like LEVI, AND ABERCROMBIE. Most adult men wear sweaters and button-down shirts. cool :]In Ireland, they wear pretty much the same thing as you and I would wear... depending on what you wear! They wear jeans, running shoes, tee-shirts, hoodies, and all that stuff.
Why is green so important to Irish people?
it isn't realy important but it is the first colour of out flag and a clover is the sign of ireland and they are green so on paddies day we have it all over
Why is wearing the color green thought to be unlucky in Ireland?
It's not, I'm Irish, and I've never heard of it being unlucky. I wear green all the time. I have never been taught it is unlucky. So green is not seen as unlucky in Ireland.
Do you have to be Irish to wear green?
No, why should you. I wear green all the time im from Essex.
What two reasons should you wear green on Saint Patrick's Day?
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.
Why should you wear green?
because you will get pinched all day and all over by people.. So wear green
Do you wear yellow on St. Patrick's Day?
You may wear any color you wish on St. Patrick's but the customary color would be green. There are still some people who believe that to wear yellow or orange (particularity the latter) on St. Patrick's Day is an insult to all Irish people, but that view is dying out with each succeeding generation. It had to do with William of Orange being though of as a villain by all Irish people.
What are the stpatricks day colors?
My Nana told me that you are supposed to wear orange or you will get pinched! Both my grandparents were Irish as am I, I ussualy don't wear green because my eyes are green, but the green, orange and white are all colors of Ireland
Is it appropiate to acknowledge both Green and Orange Irish on St. Patrick's Day?
Yes. St. Patrick is for all Irish people. The green traditions and orange traditions are both Christian and it was Christianity that St. Patrick preached in Ireland, so it is important to all Irish Christians.
How do Irish girls wear their hair?
Well, this might not be the answer you where looking for, but most Irish people are redheads or "gingers". I am a ginger, and i wear my hair however i want to. Actually 10% of Irish people have red-hair so it is not unusual but 90% have other hair colours. Irish girls wear their hair in all kinds of ways as this is more a question of individual taste than nationality.
What do the men in Ireland wear?
People in Ireland wear the same things as people from all over the world, football shirts, jeans, jackets, trainers etc. I know Im Irish
What is the definition of Irish Americans?
An Irish American is someone who has immigrated to America from Ireland, and families of those that immigrated here. We Americans are rather fond of those Irish, though, so on St. Patrick's Day, just about all of us wear green! We have parades in several of our cities to celebrate that special day, as well.AnswerAmerican citizen from .. Ireland...or of Irish heritage awwww nice to know that people like us Irish!! im Irish and proud of it!!
What kind of clothing do the people of Ireland wear?
People in Ireland wear clothes the same as people in the UK. People in Ireland wear warm clothes yet stylish and sophisticated the only clothing we wear different from other countries is Irish dancing costumes but only people who do Irish dancing wear these items of clothing.Well, they don't all wear old plaid fabric. My cousin who's a teenager that lives in Ireland LOVES American companies like LEVI, AND ABERCROMBIE. Most adult men wear sweaters and button-down shirts. cool :]In Ireland, they wear pretty much the same thing as you and I would wear... depending on what you wear! They wear jeans, running shoes, tee-shirts, hoodies, and all that stuff.
What is something cute to wear for saint patricks day?
All green. That's about it. Green top, green trousers, or to look like those littleLeprechaun people, wear a tighter green top, a green knee length skirt with a gold belt tied around it, and green tights.
Why is green so important to Irish people?
it isn't realy important but it is the first colour of out flag and a clover is the sign of ireland and they are green so on paddies day we have it all over
