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  2. The history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors

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    “Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, and white aligns with God’s promise of life everlasting and the purity, hope and goodness that Jesus’ life and death represent,” Sawaya says.

  3. Philosopher's stone - Wikipedia

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    The philosopher's stone [a] is a mythic alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold or silver; [b] it was also known as "the tincture" and "the powder". Alchemists additionally believed that it could be used to make an elixir of life which made possible rejuvenation and immortality. [1] [2]

  4. GOLD - Wikipedia

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    Gold, a chemical element; Genomes OnLine Database; Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, a NASA Explorer Mission of Opportunity; GOLD (parser), an open-source parser-generator of BNF-based grammars; Graduates of the Last Decade, an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers program to garner more university level student members

  5. Chrysus - Wikipedia

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    In his Isthmian Odes, Pindar also wrote: . Mother of the Sun, Theia of many names, for your sake men honor gold as more powerful than anything else, [2]. Furthermore, a scholium on those lines wrote ἐκ Θείας καὶ Ὑπερίονος ὁ Ἥλιος, ἐκ δὲ Ἡλίου ὁ χρυσός, [3] denoting a special connection of Theia, the goddess of sight and brilliance, with gold as ...

  6. Armorial of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    The colour gold symbolize the holiness and greatness of Pancasila, white represent purity, yellow and green represent prosperity, and blue background represent the far-reaching sky. [14] 13: Coat of arms of West Java: The emblem is an egg-shaped shield used by a previous kingdom and the background is coloured green to represents the richness of ...

  7. Ites, Gold and Green - Wikipedia

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    Gold (or yellow) represents the wealth and prosperity of Africa, as well as the spiritual and material wealth that Rastafarians aim to achieve. It symbolizes the richness of the African heritage, including their history, culture, and the achievements of African people.

  8. Suns in alchemy - Wikipedia

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    In alchemical and Hermetic traditions, suns are used to symbolize a variety of concepts, much like the Sun in astrology. Suns can correspond to gold , citrinitas , generative masculine principles, imagery of "the king", or Apollo , the fiery spirit or sulfur , [ 1 ] the divine spark in man, [ 2 ] nobility, or incorruptibility.

  9. What Does the Lotus Flower Symbolize, Exactly? Experts Reveal ...

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    Lotus Flower Meaning in Religion and Spirituality. As mentioned before, the lotus flower is a spiritually significant symbol across Hinduism, Buddhism and some practices of ancient Egyptian religions.