Some people in America might view St. Patrick's Day as a pot of gold on the calendar.– a chance to slip green while belting wanton beer and searching for an ounce of Irish strain with the same tenacity as you would a four-splint clover.

But as the experts say, the day that began in America is a prideful bone for Irish and Irish Americans, where their heritage is celebrated. 

Why do people honor St. Patrick's? Who was he?

Patrick, kidnapped and sold into slavery, is the patron saint of Ireland. He was taken to the island nation.

Though he ultimately escaped, he returned and advanced Christianity throughout the islet. He's celebrated on March 17 because that's the day he's believed to have failed. 

 Witt says the day gives Irish and Irish Americans the occasion to" celebrate their heritage," and Stack agrees that the processions in places like the countries and England convey" that the Irish people have made a donation to the society – that they were eating, that they were accepted as citizens." 

The original color of St. Patrick's Day was not green.

On St. Patrick's Day, everyone is Irish, so the saying goes. Or at least, Irish culture is viewed in a particular way throughout the world.

Every year on March 17, we don our green attire and jewelry, wear four-splint clover-shaped legs and spectacles, and bepaint our gutters, bagels, and potables (particularly alcoholic bones) green.

Yet, even though these St. Patrick's Day customs seem timeless, this is different from how the holiday has always been observed.

Fortunately, the Irish proverb holds year-round, and March 17 is a nice day to think back on your luck (or attract more) with some inspirational St. Patrick's Day quotes.

But after donning your green top chapeau and shamrock, you might wonder why we wear green on St. Patrick's Day. 

The solution is trickier than you would think.

Why do we wear green on St. Patrick's Day? 

1.  One of the reasons we wear green on St. Patrick's Day is because of Ireland's surname, The Isle of Emeralds. 

2. Another factor was the Irish flag's green stripe. According to tradition, the orange represents the Protestant population, the green represents the Catholics, and the white in the center depicts the harmony between the two ideologies.

3. Another justification for making everything green is that Green shamrock were a tool St. Patrick used to educate regarding the Blessed Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Blessed Spirit).

4. The color green also has political connotations. Like Brian Witt, the artistic shows fellow for the Milwaukee Irish Fest, said, green is associated with Irish nationalism. 

5. To honor the guy himself, the religious aspect, and the seasonal aspect, it makes logical to wear green to symbolize the shamrock. 

Of course, we can't talk about it—Patrick's day without mentioning goblins. These naughty little fellows were once supposed to wear sharp red headdresses and red and gold coats.

Nowadays, they are seldom ever seen wearing anything other than green, and according to folklore, they pinch anyone who isn't donning their preferred hue.

Rude! If it's only your socks, though, there's probably no need to wear green. So, before the vacation, ensure you have a few of these St. Patrick's Day jokes ready.

The Irish Americans would wear the green as a memorial that they were chauvinists first and foremost," explains Witt."

The colors of the Irish flag are green, white, and orange, the green emblematizing the Irish nationalism, the orange emblematizing the Orangemen of the north, and the white emblematizing peace." 

 Why did we stop wearing blue on St. Patrick's Day? 

Early delineations of St. Patrick show him wearing blue, and the sanctioned color of the Order of St. Patrick was a sky blue known as "St. Patrick's Blue," a member of Ireland's chivalry. Using the color blue as a symbol dates back to early Irish tradition.

Flaitheas Éireann, a representation of Irish sovereignty (perhaps Uncle Sam), was shown with a woman wearing a blue dress. However, Henry VIII's accession to the throne was the first time the color was officially linked to royalty.

He annexed Ireland to England and proclaimed himself its king. The St. Patrick's shamrock represented the Irish people's identity when they rebelled over time. Green became the color of Irish culture as a result.

 National Geographic claims that the initial shade of St. Patrick's Day was blue. Still, as Nat Geo notes, green was espoused by St. Patrick's Day fests in the 18th century after the shamrock became Ireland's public symbol. 

King George III introduced the Order of St. Patrick, named for the saint who was frequently depicted dressed in blue, per Smithsonian Magazine.

Irish people desired to distance themselves from Britain and turned away from the color blue as tensions between them and the British monarchy rose. Therefore, the color green represented rebellion in Ireland, per Smithsonian Magazine. 

 According to National Geographic, some people think the shamrock symbolizes the Holy Trinity, with the three leaves standing for the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit.

According to Nat Geo, St. Patrick also used them to instruct others in the fundamentals of the Holy Trinity. To honor the guy himself, the religious aspect, and the seasonal aspect, it makes logical to wear green to symbolize the shamrock.

Now, onto the goblins. There has been debate about whether goblins are obnoxious, specifically when allowed, as a definition of the Irish. Per History, goblins are likely grounded on Celtic brownies, little brutes called "lobaircins" known for stirring magic and mischief. 

Is wearing orange on St. Patrick's Day offensive?

Even though St. Patrick's Day is a Roman Catholic celebration, not everyone in Ireland practices the religion. Many Irish people identify as Protestants. As we just established, Irish Protestant heritage is related to orange, while Irish Catholic tradition is associated with green.

This results from William of Orange, the Protestant king who deposed King James the Second, a Roman Catholic. Orange was a location, but the Protestants chose orange to signify their allegiance.

Consequently, there is little historical division even though St. Patrick's Day is about honoring Irish culture and unity. 

 It's incredible to see how important the vacation has evolved. Back then, only those in Ireland who celebrated St. Patrick's Day generally included a feast and a trip to church.

Now, it's celebrated with green clothes, crapulous debauchery, and immense pride of the country — later, everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick's Day.

As you wear your green clothes and drink your green beer at your favorite bar this vacation, flashback why green is such a vital color — not only will it save you from getting pinched by a weird foreigner, but it will remind you of the rich History of Ireland.