Colour around the world:
Cultures, flags, industry
The colour of mourning in Imperial Rome, the Virgin Islands, part of the Indian subcontinent and China. In China, white is worn to symbolise the departure of the deceased to a higher purer, spiritual plane.
In Europe, white is associated with christening. The use of white as a bridal colour representing purity and virginity is a relatively new tradition in Britain, originating approximately 150 years ago.
In Western society, white is associated with such diverse ideas as
authority, glory, innocence, joy, modesty, purity, simplicity, peace,
sovereignty and virginity.
Symbolising humanitarianism in the form of the Geneva Convention and the Red Cross, or Red Crescent in Islamic countries.
The faces of sphinxes were often painted red because the ancient Egyptians
placed great value on extremes of complexion.
Also See:
Egyptians
and colour
Aztecs and colour
Vikings
and colour
Romans
and colour
