Color
Green
In Ancient Egypt, green was the color of God Osiris: the ruler of the underworld, rebirth, and regeneration. It was a favorite color, which was connected to the annual flooding…
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Pink
History It’s funny how the name pink is derived from the pink flower Dianthus Plumarius. But that’s not all the floral related history of this color. In most European languages,…
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Yellow
Every direction of the compass has its own color, Yellow signifies the middle. Yellow also has strong historical and cultural associations. It is one of the three basic colors and…
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White
History: Allover White Already in ancient Egypt, the priestesses wore only white as a symbol of purity, white was connected with the vital goddess Isis. The old Roman citizens wore…
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Red
The History is Colored Red Red is a color with a lot of history! In China, the color red is famous for centuries, during the Chinese empire and in the…
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Silver
History When the Phoenicians first came to what is now Spain, they obtained so much silver that they could not fit it all on their ships, and as a result…
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Gold
Egyptians, Alchemists, and El Dorado The color of winners, the color of wealth: we are talking about gold. The history of gold is one with a long history. The oldest material…
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Orange
History The name orange is originative from the Persian Narang (the Spanish Naranja), what means orange (like the fruit). In English, French, and Spanish we use the same name for…
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