We are living in a colorful world and we color our surroundings with the colors that we like. Some colors draw our interest and we cannot even explain why. So, we start to ask ourselves of what that color really means. Colors can have different meanings in different cultures and on different expressions that they were used. But, the expressions involving colors are not the issue, but rather what colors mean to different people.
Let us take the color red as the first example. Red is a lively color oftentimes related to love and passion. Red can also mean confidence and warmth. In other cultures and countries like South Africa, the color red in their flags represents the death of the people who fought for the freedom of their land. Red in the flag of some other countries represents bravery. In the Russian flag, however, red stands for beauty. In the street, red usually means “stop”.
Green stands for fertility and youth. It is also the opposite color of red on the street for it means “go”. Green is also associated to spring and the beginning of a new year for it means new life and hope. The color green also means victory. In some culture, green is related to jealousy and envy.
The color associated with cold and serenity is blue. This maybe because blue is the color of the sea, of the sky and other tranquil things. For the Iranian people, blue is the color for mourning and in other cultures, it is related to victory and success. This is the reason why most first prize awards get blue ribbons. Loyalty and love is also depicted by color blue. This is the reason of wearing something blue by the bride on wedding day.
Yellow is the color with many contrasting meanings. Sometimes, it serves as a sign that tells people against something. This is the reason why yellow is used in quarantine or the police line. Some cultures also consider yellow as a color of cowards, envy and jealousy. In Egypt, yellow stands as the color for grief over a death of a loved one and in India it is the color used to celebrate spring.
These are some of the colors we find around us and we take pleasure from. The meanings of the different colors are not just limited to the given examples. In general, colors mean what we want them to mean and the symbols of colors are just relative.
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