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As I understand it, and I could be wrong, I think Orange is a symbol of
the Protestants, and since St. Patrick is Catholic, green (a supposedly
Catholic color) is preferred.
On Mon, 26 Feb 1996, James Brodt wrote:
> A teacher at our school asked today "Why should one not wear orange on St.
> Patrick's Day?" We located a lot of information on the origins of St.
> Patrick's Day and it's symbols, but nothing about the significance of orange
> vs. green. TIA for any help you can give.
> Jim
> --
> James Brodt (jbrodt@njlink.pppl.gov)
> Reading-Fleming Middle School Phone: 908-284-7521
> 50 Court Street FAX: 908-284-7518
> Flemington, NJ 08822-1325
>
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