Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Ever wonder why people wear green on St. Pattys? Well, it's really only a big thing in America, the wearing of the green to escape a nasty pinch, supposedly in Ireland they don't give any preference to green in parades or activities related to the day.

And some people wear orange and forsake the green all together! I over heard this little tidbit on accident while my roommate was talking to a friend on Skype and they mentioned that someone they knew was wearing orange for St. Pats. This automatically made them, I don't want to say dis the person, but it was definitely a fact they maybe wished they didn't know.

Turns out, Green is for the Catholics and Orange is for the Protestants. Of course, it also means a sharp division between the two, and due to the current feelings these two groups have for each other, it's a pretty important divide.

Who knew?

I've also read that wearing white is supposed to symbolize peace between the two groups and the unity of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Kind of romantic I think.

The three colors of the Irish flag.