st patricks day

What Does Orange Have to do With it?

@celticeagle (189833)

Boise, Idaho

March 11, 2026 2:02pm CST

When I was in elementary school it was imperative that you wore green on St. Patrick's Day. If not, you got pinched but especially if you wore orange. It wasn't until much later that I found out why. It is inappropriate to wear orange on this day because it has a historical association with Protestantism and unionism in Ireland. Where the contrasting green represents Irish Catholicism and nationalism. Wearing orange can be seen as being insensitive to other Irishmen.

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@RasmaSandra (98005)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

11 Mar

Knock Knock. Whose there? Orange, Orange, who? Orange you glad you found out why,

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@celticeagle (189833)

• Boise, Idaho

12 Mar

Hardee harhar.

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@Ineeddentures (34535)

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12 Mar

Trust me to this day it somewhat still applies

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@celticeagle (189833)

• Boise, Idaho

12 Mar

Sure.

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@Ineeddentures (34535)

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12 Mar

@celticeagle and even on Scotland Especially the Glasgow area and to the west Still a bit of sectarianism in our small but proud nation

@toniganzon (77156)

• Philippines

12 Mar

Now we know but we don't have such day here.

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@celticeagle (189833)

• Boise, Idaho

12 Mar

I see.

@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Mar

I never knew about orange at all

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@celticeagle (189833)

• Boise, Idaho

12 Mar

I knew but had forgotten.

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@JudyEv (382058)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar

The Irish often go on about the orange and the green.

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@celticeagle (189833)

• Boise, Idaho

12 Mar

I'm sure that they do.

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@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

12 Mar

Yes orange is definitely on the other side.

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@celticeagle (189833)

• Boise, Idaho

12 Mar

I like green better than orange anyway.

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