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In the 17th century, green became associated with St. Patrick's Day. What color was associated with the holiday originally?

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The original color associated with St. Patrick's Day was blue.

The color originally associated with St. Patrick's Day was blue. In the 17th century, blue was the color often used to represent the holiday. It wasn't until later that green became more widely associated with St. Patrick's Day.

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