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A stimulant, RED is the hottest of the warm colours. Studies show that red can have a physical effect, increasing the rate of respiration and raising blood pressure which makes the heart beat faster. The colour Red plays an integral part in many cultures because of its intensity and passion. In China, red in the colour of celebration and good luck, in India it is the colour of integrity and in South Africa, red is associated with mourning. Red is bold and demonstrates a clear message of the emotions or situations it is associated it. Red typically symbolizes passion, strength, bravery, danger, energy, fire, sex, love, romance, excitement, speed, heat, arrogance, ambition, leadership, courage, masculinity, power, danger, gaudiness, blood, war, anger, revolution, radicalism, Communism, aggression, respect, martyrs, the Holy Spirit, conservatism (US politics), Liberalism (Canadian politics), wealth (China), marriage (India) and the color of the devil in modern Western culture.

Combining Red with GREEN at Christmas symbolises a joyful celebration. Not only is the colour of money green, but the colour of nature is Green – Christmas trees, Holly….  It is a color that soothes and calms which offsets the stronger colour Red.  Green symbolizes intelligence, nature, spring, fertility, youth, environment, wealth, money, good luck, vigor, generosity, nature, coldness, cunning, jealousy, perverseness (Spain), deceit, disgrace (China), illness, greed, corruption (North Africa), life eternal, air, earth (classical element), sincerity, Cancer (star sign), renewal, natural abundance, growth, health, August, balance, harmony, stability, calming, creative intelligence and Islam.

WHITE is the color that represents purity, neutrality, peace, sterility and youth. White is known for symbolizing light, reverence, purity, truth, snow, peace, innocence, cleanliness, simplicity, security, humility, sterility, winter, coldness, surrender, fearfulness, unimaginative, air, death (in Eastern cultures), life, marriage (in Western cultures), hope, bland, empty (interior) and January (winter).

A touch of GOLD…. Because gold is a precious metal, the colour gold is associated with wealth and prosperity, but I’d suggest that wealth at Christmas should not be viewed in terms of money, but rather, as the richness of love and family.

Thank you Wikipedia for some info, and thank you for the image – the colours are a perfect match for the blog – the white spiral really works well