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In response to "Sometimes I wear orange on St. Patrick's Day. Is that mean? -- nm" by maura

Is there an explanation to this or is it mean that I also wear blue? -- nm

Posted by Max Mar 17 '09, 07:46

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Both symbolize Ireland, but orange is for Protestant. -- nm - maura Mar 17, 07:49
support for Protestant Irish - has roots in William of Orange -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 17, 07:49
wearing green or orange was historically a political statement. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 07:48 2
- Hawthorne always said he wore orange on purpose. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 07:49 1
  - yeah, I found it kind of fighty. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 07:50
it's the protestant colour. (and st patrick is a catholic holiday) -- nm - Andie with the black velvet band Mar 17, 07:47 22
- If St. Patrick is a Catholic holiday, then I have no business observing it at all. -- nm - maura Mar 17, 07:50 13
  - well, it's named after a saint. :) - Andie with the black velvet band Mar 17, 07:52
  - it's weird to me that it has turned into a US national holiday. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 07:51 11
    - It's weird to people in Ireland too. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 08:04 1
      - The Irish PM is in Washington DC right now, just as he is every year. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 08:05
    - well, about half of the population of Ireland packed up and moved to the US in the 18th and 19th centuries. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 07:56 2
      - in some cases, were put on ships. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 07:58
      - The other half were sent to Australian penal colonies, but St Patrick's Day is nowhere as big there -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 17, 07:57
    - Despite the perverse way it gets exploited, I still see St. Patrick's Day as a sort of ethnic pride holiday - con_carne Mar 17, 07:56
    - is it? I thought it was like a way more popular Cinco de Mayo. - TFox Mar 17, 07:52 4
      - people are mentioning it everywhere you turn, right? -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 07:53 3
        
        yeah but it's not like official, is it? they aren't closing shit? -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 07:54 2
        
        not a federal holiday, but seems to have turned secular. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 07:56
        
        No, it's not a federal holiday. -- nm - maura Mar 17, 07:54
- I don't think I ever knew this. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 07:49 7
  - Neither did I, but now I want my own Protestant Irish day. -- nm - Max Mar 17, 08:10 1
    - July 12. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 08:11
  - well, he's a Catholic saint. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 07:52 4
    - No, I knew that. I didn't know the orange Protestant part, or that there was an especially bad color to wear today. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 07:53 3
      - have you heard of the marching season in Northern Ireland? -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 07:54 2
        
        not so much -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 07:55 1
        
        it's not pretty. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 07:56

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