Know what colours of Christmas denotes?
Know what colours of Christmas denotes?
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There are many colours which are traditionally connected with Christmas. We are here concentrating few of main colours such as  Red, Green and Gold. But have you ever wonder that what these colours represent and do it represent? Most the colours and their meanings come from the western/northern European traditions and customs when Christmas is in the middle of winter and it's dark and cold. Have a look, to know more. 
-Green, Christmas Holly

Evergreen plants, such as  Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe have been used for thousands of years to enhance and brighten up buildings during the long dark winter. They also mentioned people that spring would come and that winter wouldn't last forever.  Now the most common use of green at Christmas is Christmas Trees.

-Red, Red colour stands for Cartoon drawing of Santa Claus

As discussed earlier, the use of red at Christmas were the apples on the paradise tree. They represented the fall of Adam in the plays.Red is also the colour of Holly berries, which is supposed to symbolize the blood of Jesus when he died on the cross.Red is also the colour of Bishop's robes. These would have been worn by St. Nicholas and then also became Santa's uniform!

-Gold, A gold five-pointed star

Gold is the colour of the Sun and light - both very powerful in the dark winter. And both red and gold are the colours of fire that you need to keep you warm. Gold was also one of the presents brought to the baby Jesus by one of the wise men and traditionally it's the colour used to show the star that the wise men followed.

-White, A Snowflake

White is often compared with purity and peace in western cultures. The snow of winter is also very white! White paper wafers were also sometimes used to decorate paradise trees. The wafers served the bread eaten during Christian Communion or Mass when Christians remember that Jesus died for them.

-Blue, Mary being visited by the Angel

The colour blue is often compared with Mary, the mother of Jesus. In medieval times blue dye and paint were more valuable than gold! So it would only be worn by Royal families and very rich people. Mary was often painted wearing blue to show she was very important. Blue can also represent the colour of the sky and heaven.

 

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