'Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter. Lullabies, dreams and love ever after.'
Forgot to wear green on St. Patty’s Day? Don’t be surprised if you get pinched.... Wearing green didn't actually originate with Ireland, or with St. Patrick. . Wearing green is actually an American tradition that started sometime the early 1700s. Only in America would March 17th begin the tradition of dying a river green....
Of course green makes sense. In addition to being one of the colors of the Irish tri-colored flag, it's also connected to the lush green landscape of the Emerald Isle. Green is also the color of spring, and of shamrocks. Shamrocks are those tiny sprigs of clover that most lawn owners, except maybe on March 17th, consider annoying weeds.. There's another reason however that people wear green, and sprinkle themselves with green pixie dust.
' St. Patrick’s revelers thought wearing green made one invisible to leprechauns, fairy creatures who would pinch anyone they could see (anyone not wearing green or covered in pixie dust). People began pinching those who didn’t wear green as a reminder that leprechauns would sneak up and pinch green-abstainers.'
I first saw an image from this series about eight years ago. Jaybee from Frisky Frolic is one of my favorite artists, and I featured the single image back in 2014. I always wondered if there were more from Jaybee's protective pixie dust shoot. As you can see, there were. Now, I can't guarantee sprinkling your naked body with green pixie dust will keep you from getting pinched, in fact I fear just the opposite would be true. Seems more like a Leprechauns lure to me.
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