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Old 03-17-2008, 02:55 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
I always heard in Ireland the protestants wear orange on St. Pats day and do not celebrate any day honoring any saint.
Orange is the color of Irish Protestantism. The Irish Flag is a stripe of green, representing Catholics, a stripe of orange, representing Protestants, and a stripe of white, representing the hope of peace between the two.
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