Also, I can answer that people of all races wear green in St. Paul, a VERY Irish town on Paddy's Day. Minneapolis (usually associated with Scandinavian Lutherans, the same way St Paul is associated with Irish Catholics) has a St Paddy's Day parade at night, to try and pull some of the after work bar business to Minneapolis (the St Paul parade is during the day, and their Irish bars are packed to capacity by 11 am).

The news media showed helicopter shots of the two towns parades on the news last night. Virtually empty streets in Minneapolis. Crowds as far as the eye could see in St Paul.

There is a lot of "wearing of the orange" around these parts.