how is st. patrick's day celebrated in america? why do you pinch people?
2007-03-17 05:16:24 · 6 answers · asked by ♥trini princess♥ 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
since st.patricks day "color" is green...if u dont wear it on this day, everyone pinches you!!!
its fun if u ARE wearing green!! =]
so go get something green to wear!!!! =]
2007-03-17 05:21:45 · answer #1 · answered by corky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people feel that they should pinch anyone that is not wearing green.
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17. People would dance and feast all day. Soldiers marched down the street on St. Patrick's Day. Groups would hold parades with bagpipes and drums. St. Patrick's Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans. There are parade's at the main cities and people go there to watch them. It happens because of when the Irish came to America. People usually wear green on this holiday. If you don't wear green people pinch you constantly. In Chicago there is a huge parade on St. Patrick's Day. There are a lot of people dressed in green watching the parade go by.
A man named Patrick made up St. Patrick's Day. Patrick became very successful at winning converts. He was arrested several times. He escaped every time. He traveled in Ireland. He died on March 17 in AD 461. Ever since that day has been called St. Patrick's Day. Irish folklore surrounds St. Patrick's Day. His lores include the belief that Patrick raised people from the dead. One tradition of today is the Shamrock. People adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day. St. Patrick's Day came to America in 1737. It went to Boston First.
The parade has Disney characters and other cool people dressed in green. On St. Patrick's Day, if you find a four leaf clover you will have good luck that day and something good will happen to you. If you don't have time to get out to Chicago there are several parades on T.V. They are on like all the easy channels like 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 and channels like that so don't worry if you don't have cable, you will have the channels for the parades.
In a couple of our classes we put up posters on this day, we dress up in green. We also do the thing that if you don't wear green then you receive a pinch. Also some of the 7th graders receive "kudos" if they wear green on March 17. Some classes in the 6th grade have little class party.
2007-03-17 05:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are supposed to wear GREEN! That is why you were pinched. As for celebration, most drink beer and eat traditional Irish food. (Wear green).
2007-03-17 05:26:08 · answer #3 · answered by bunny_hugs3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're not wearing green, people can pinch you.
2007-03-17 05:19:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't know you are supposed to pinch people.
2007-03-17 05:20:07 · answer #5 · answered by kristywork127 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. But they have nice whiskey. lol
2007-03-17 05:44:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋