Posts Tagged ‘Colour in Culture’
Holi – Hindu Festival of Colours
If there is one festival that celebrates colour, it’s Holi. It’s a Hindu religious festival lasting up to 16 days, where the main day is celebrated by people throwing powder and literally being covered from head to toe in a rainbow of colour. It certainly brings back many happy memories when I was lucky enough…
Read MoreSt Patrick’s Day – why green…?
St Patrick’s Day celebrates the patron saint of Ireland. But how did the colour green become associated with St Patrick?
Read MoreDiwali… festival of lights and colour
Diwali is one of India’s most important cultural festivals, celebrated across the nation and worldwide by the Indian community.
Read More5 fun facts about the colour purple
Hello colour lover! This month we’re going to be looking at some fun facts about the colour purple. We go on a colourful journey of accidential discoveries, royal degrees and and car colours. Here are my top 5 favourite facts about this wonderful hue! 1. Purple dye – a colourful accident! Imagine creating a dye…
Read More5 fun facts about the colour orange
Hello colour lover! This month we’re going to be looking at some of the fun facts about the colour orange, which just happens to be my favourite colour! Here I share my top 5 favourite facts about this wonderful hue! 1. The evolution of the colour name Orange What do you do when you don’t…
Read More5 fun facts about the colour pink
Hello colour lover! This month we’re going to be looking at some of the fun facts about the colour pink. Here I share my top 5 favourite facts about this wonderful hue! 1. How Pink got its name I just love learning how colours get their name and I especially love how pink got it’s…
Read More5 fun facts about the colour green
Hello colour lover! This month we’re going to be looking at some of the fun facts about the colour green. There’s was so much to share about this wonderful hue, here are my top 5! 1. We see more Greens than any other colour Did you know the human eye is able to differentiate more…
Read More5 fun facts about the colour red
Hello colour lover! If there is one colour that we have come to associate with February it’s red. Here are 5 fun facts about the colour red to show you there is more to red than red roses on Valentine’s Day. 1. Red makes things appear closer than they really are Red has the longest…
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