Post #81491 by freddiefreelance on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 10:49 AM

On 2004-03-17 22:05, Polynesiac wrote:
Happy St. Paddy's day everyone! Ya big bunch o' Irish-tiki hooligans! :)

I'm part Irish, but I really should be wearing orange rather than green.

FYI - if you wear orange on St. Paddy's day it means that you support the occupation of Ireland. The green wearing (and parades and such in the US) initially started to oppose English rule and for Irish to be proud of who they are and their heratage.
However, if you're Italian, the day after st. Paddy's you're supposed to wear orange. I remember me mum saying it was the Italian patrons saint day (anyone know for sure?)

sorry - it's awfully hard to be seriuous after a couple o' pints o' the good stuff! (GUINNESS!)

No it's not the Italian Patron saint's day, maybe it's for St. Edward the Martyr? He was a king of England. There're 2 other Irish saints with the 18th as their day, 2 Spanish, & a couple of early Martyrs. Italy's Patron saints are Bernardine of Siena, Catherine of Siena, Francis of Assisi, Our Lady of Loreto, Our Lady of Perpetual Help & Our Lady of the Snows. None of their days is March 18th. I can't find the saint who you wear orange for, it may be a local patron saint from Northen Italy. I'll keep an eye out, but I'm not finding it in the standard Dictionaries of the Saints.