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    • Why I Wear Orange on St. Patrick’s Day

      Posted at 10:13 am by SV Sonho, on March 17, 2019
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      My parents were both born in Belfast, Northern Ireland but St. Patrick’s day was never celebrated in our house. Why, you ask? Because we are proud Orange-Irish!

      Growing up, my sister Jacqueline and I were NEVER allowed to wear green to school. We would try to sneak out the door and Daddy would turn us about saying, “No child of mine is wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day. Go and put on your orange.” No matter how we pleaded about getting pinched, Daddy was always true to his heritage. And I passed that on to my children and grandchildren.

      And now, my annual explanation on why this 100% Irish, first generation American, wears Orange on St. Patrick’s Day.

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