Colour in Culture - Karen Haller

little book of colour holi festival of colours karen haller

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…

5 Fun Facts About The Colour Purple Karen Haller

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…

5 Fun Facts About The Colour Orange Karen Haller

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…

5 Fun Facts About The Colour Pink Cloud Karen Haller

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…

5 Fun Facts About The Colour Green Green Four Leaf Clover Karen Haller

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…

5 Fun Facts About The Colour Red Karen Haller

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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Holi – Hindu Festival of Colours

5 fun facts about the colour purple

5 fun facts about the colour orange

5 fun facts about the colour pink

5 fun facts about the colour green

5 fun facts about the colour red

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