I am Irish American and was told my my grandparents who are from Ireland NEVER to have oragne on St. Paddy's day.
But when I am asked " why not" I dont hae a very good answer
2007-03-12 09:29:34 · 7 answers · asked by brian_keegan_70 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
the protestants who are loyal to england(loyalists) wear orange as a form of protest. we don't allow them march down our areas and so to get back at us they wear orange. the biggest sectarian group in ireland is the orange order. the irish flag goes
green-for the irish,mostly catholics who want a free ireland
white-for peace and unity and
orange-for the loyalists and thus the flag is a hope of peace and unity within ireland who as been in bloody conflict for hundreds of years.
i am from the north of ireland,county derry so i know all about why the orange is not appropiate for st patricks day.
2007-03-12 12:47:39 · answer #1 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Orange is the color of the House of Orange, who defeated the Irish in 1689. Your grandparents should have told you this. Well, as you are Irish, and St. Patrick's day is a day to celebrate more than getting drunk, it is a day to celebrate the Irish being free from the British,or at least trying for equality, you aren't supposed to wear Orange to show your support against the house of Orange. Even though orange is in the Irish flag it is still a color not always appreciated.
I hope that this explains some of it. As you are Irish, wear green, feel like a part of what really should be an important day for your people.
2007-03-12 10:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by lochmessy 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The 12th of July commemorates the crossing of the River Boyne by William of Orange. His followers are called "Orangemen," and on the 12th, wear orange to show their loyalty.
Since most of Ireland is not particularly enthusiastic about King Billy, the wearing of orange on St Patrick's day is a bit of a slap in the face.
2007-03-12 12:39:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
properly while i replaced into becoming up i thought it replaced into Patty's, yet later I found out it replaced into Paddy's. i think of this is in all risk quite often people that say Patty. i be attentive to now that Paddy is the nickname for Patrick, as Patty may be the nickname for the female form - Patricia. sturdy question, Abbiekate! :)
2016-12-14 17:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by sherburne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Protestants wear orange, the rest of the free world wears green
2007-03-12 09:37:48 · answer #5 · answered by Joan McBitch 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The answers others have given are more or less correct, if a little overly patriotic. You won't get attacked by wearing orange on St. Patrick's Day. Most people aren't that sensitive these days.
2007-03-12 12:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by Professor Plum 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Orangeism and the orange order exist only to celebrate the murder of catholics,Therefore to wear orange will mark you out as a bigoted idiot whose only interest in ireland is to destroy it see 1600-present /paisley/seawright/stone/thatcher
2007-03-12 09:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by frau_blucher 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋