The Wearin' O' The Green

03/17/2010

The Wearin' O' The Green

You have to love St. Patrick's Day in the U.S.-- a national holiday that focuses on beer, whiskey and tin whistles. While St. Patty's is a culturally sanctioned excuse for adults to Tie One On and talk in a fake brogue, it also needs celebrating as the only holiday where you are allowed to pinch/punch someone for not wearing the right color. Ask any 8 year-old; they are currently scoping the playground for the one poor kid who forgot that is was March 17th.

In my professional quasi-Pagan opinion, the whole thing is a cloaked celebration of the Vernal Equinox. The green theme couldn't be more obvious: at what time of year does winter finally let up its icy grasp on the Northern Hemisphere, and allow the first blades of grass to appear out of the mud? I love the color green so much, I even tried to find a green wedding dress (I ended up opting for a cream lace Victorian dress with velvet green ribbon trim). As far as I'm concerned, St. Patty's day marks the beginning of the season of wearing green-- I don't think any other color looks so nice in the Spring sunlight.

Here are some of the loveliest green wearables on Etsy right now. Enjoy them, and Erin Go Bragh!

(click on the picture to go right to the listing!)