The Colours of Christmas
A variety of colors are associated with Christmas and its traditions. Each of these colors symbolizes one or the other thing. Some of these colors are Red, White, gold, blue, and more. The meaning of most of these colors of Christmas comes from the traditions of the Northern/Western cultures of European countries. Let's discuss in brief the significance of each of these colors in terms of Christmas.
1. GreenVarious plants are used during the season to decorate houses and streets during the time of winters to make people know that winters will not last forever, and it will end very soon. It reminds us that spring is will soon come to make the environment a great one. This tradition has been followed for an extended period.
From time immemorial, Romans used to share evergreen branches of trees during the time of January to wish each other good luck. In ancient times, Egyptians used to keep branches of the palm during the time of the winter festival.
Also, in some parts of Europe, plays of paradise were performed during the time of Christmas. They were told the stories of the bible (often those who could not read those stories). In the play, the pine tree having red tied around the tree was chosen to represent the "Paradise Tree" in the Garden of Eden. And, most importantly, green helps in the representation of the Christmas tree, which is a must during the celebration.
green is one of the essential Christmas colors, which can be seen everywhere in the Christmas decoration.
2. WhiteWhite color is a vivid representation of peace and purity! During the winter, the snow that we witness also has a white color. Also, on various occasions, white wafers are used to decorate the paradise tree of Christmas. These wafers represent the bread that is eaten during Christian Communion, a time when people remembered that it was this bread because of which Jesus died. In addition to that, in most of the churches, white is used as the color of Christmas.
3. Reden the earlier times, red was used to represent the apples laden on the Paradise tree. These apples and their red color represented the fall of Adams. Red is also considered as the color of the Holly berries, which is often used to describe the blood of Jesus, who is believed to have died on the cross. In addition to that, red is also the Bishop's robes' colors! ST must have first worn these. Nicholas then became the uniform of Santa.
4. BlueBlue is a significant color of Christmas, which represents Jesus' mothers. In earlier times, the blue dye color was more expensive than that of the Gold. And, so only the people from the royal families and kings used to wear blue because they were famous people of the whole community. During Christmas, Mary was painted with a blue color to show that she was a significant person in the city.
5. GoldGold is considered as the color associated with light and Sun, both of which are very important during the season of dark winters. Also, Red and Gold are the colors of fire that are required to maintain the warmth of the body. Though sometimes, silver is also used in place of Gold, Gold is the color that represents the warmth.
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