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Color symbolism in art, literature, and anthropology is the use of color as a symbol in various cultures and in storytelling. There is great diversity in the use of colors and their associations between cultures [ 1 ] and even within the same culture in different time periods. [ 2 ]
Sea green was used as a symbol by members of the Levellers in 17th-century Britain and for this reason, it is occasionally used to represent radical liberalism. [47] In Australia, a dark shade of green is used to represent right wing National Party of Australia, while a light shade of green is used to represent the Australian Greens.
Green is a color associated with the primary religion of Islam – and therefore also a color representative of the caliphates. [4] [5] Green is also identified as the color of the Fatimid Caliphate by some modern sources, [3] [6] despite their dynastic color having been white. [7] [8] [9] Finally, red was the Hashemite dynastic color.
White (白, bái) corresponds with metal among the wuxing and represents gold. [dubious – discuss] It symbolizes brightness, purity, and fulfillment. [citation needed] White is also the traditional color of mourning. [9] Ever since the Chinese economic reform and influx of Western cultural values, white wedding gowns have become more popular.
Green flags were adopted by Shi'ites in the early Islamic period, [8] although the most common Shi'a color was white, in symbolic opposition to Abbasid black. [9] [10] Thus in 817, when the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun adopted the Alid Ali al-Ridha as his heir-apparent, he also changed the dynastic color from black to green.
Blue, red, and green – Rashtiya Lok Janshakti Party and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Blue, white, and green – Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party Bright green – All India Trinamool Congress Deep green – Biju Janata Dal Blue – Aam Aadmi Party Green – All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
green: Secret symbol of the followers of Oscar Wilde, love between two men white: Sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love, faithfulness [4] pink: A woman's love, [6] a mother's love; I'll never forget you [4] yellow: Rejection, disdain, disappointment; [5] [4] pride and beauty [8] purple: Capriciousness, whimsical, changeable, unreliability [4 ...
White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. [3] In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship.