Do the Dutch wear orange on St Patrick's Day?

Answer 1

The Ulster-Scots or what Americans call Scotch-Irish wear Orange in honor of Prince William of Orange (the Netherlands) who defeated his father-in-law James II (Stuart) outside Dublin to become King William III of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland). The national flag of the Republic of Eire which broke away from the United Kingdom in 1922 shows the colors Green for the Irish Catholics, Orange for the Ulster-Scot protestants and white in the middle for neutrality between the two. England imported protestants from Scotland to Catholic Ireland in the 1600's. The Troubles in Northern Ireland (still part of the United Kingdom) is perceived as being along ethnic divisions: Irish Catholic (Green) and Ulster-Scot protestants (Orange). The Irish wear green on St. Patrick's day. Only Ulster Scots wear orange on St. Patrick's day.

Answer 2

Orange and Green are the colors of the opposing religions. Until recently, Ireland has been in the middle of a viscious religious war. Those who are neither Irish nor Catholic have been advocated to not take sides by wearing green on March 17. For those who are Protestant, perhaps you might consider wearing orange.

Answer 3

you should not wear it because i know its harmony week and all but Saint Patrick's Day is a sacred holiday in Ireland where they celebrate their country its like Australia day for Irish people. So no don't wear orange wear GREEN

Answer:

I myself do not wear green nor orange on Saint Patrick's day because either colour worn on that day would show an allegiance to one side or the other of this stupid rivalry between the Catholics (green) and the Protestants (orange). These two camps have been murdering each other (and innocent bystanders) for hundreds of years. It is totally sick.

If you think I am wrong, try wearing the wrong colour at one side or another's parade or football game in Britain and see what a "Christian" does to you. It's no different or better than the Crips verses the Bloods, or the Hell's Angels verses the Banditos. It's just as stupid but has been going on for much longer. And no amount of justifying the violence for one side or the other makes it right.

Wearing green or orange on that day would be like being in Africa and wearing something that identified oneself with either the Hutu or Tutsi tribes in Africa which have been hacking each other to death on and off for decades. Who would want to identify with either side?

You could wear their colours, but when you know what has been associated with the whole thing, why would you want to?