Each color has symbolism too it, what is green's. I already know fertillity but is there anything else?
2006-09-03 04:57:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
Depends on the culture but,
Green is peaceful, the color of a spring meadow. Bright green can be uplifting and dark green evokes the mental image of a grove or forest. Green is the color of freshness and renewal, and has been in Western culture since the earliest of times. The word "green" comes from the Old English gréne, in turn from grêne in Old Frisian and various related Germanic languages. Reappearing in springtime, after the dull, seemingly colorless winter, it became a symbol of fertility and growth, of abundance and external life. The color green represents harmony, growth, abundance, vitality, healing, and nature and radiates a feeling of fullness. When thoughts of nature come to mind, green, being the color of grass, trees and plants, 99% of the time is the dominant color of one's mental images. On the visible spectrum green lies sandwiched in between blue and yellow. Green has come to mean youth, growing, healing, success, good luck, and beauty. In Celtic myths the Green man was the God of fertility. Later in the millennium, Early Christians banned green because it had been used in pagan ceremonies. In the 15th Century, the color green was the best choice for the bride's gown because of its earliest symbolism, heralding fertility. Green was a sacred color to the Egyptians representing the hope and joy of spring. Green is a sacred color to Moslems. In modern times, anyone who chooses a green m & m (an American candy which contains an assortment of different colored chocolate sweets) is sending a somewhat similar message. Green has been reinterpreted by late 20th century American culture to signify a state of heightened sexuality in this specific situation. Green It is said that green is the most restful color for the human eye. Green has great healing power. It can soothe pain. People who work in green environments have fewer stomachaches. Suicides dropped 34% when London's Blackfriar Bridge was painted green. Green is associated with the direction of North. In Christianity, green means hope and growth in Christian Life. In Hindu belief, green represents the heart chakra.
2006-09-03 06:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by Juniper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what symbolism you're talking about. They discuss the green of envy, and owing to its abundance on Terran, and the use of that abundance, it's also considered a sign of fertility. In the old manna religions, this was also true, but in chromatology, it signifies peace. Then again, in some societies, it denotes homosexual persuasion, in others life, in others growing. In America, it also stands for go.
2006-09-03 05:04:32 · answer #2 · answered by kaththea s 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Green is the color of spring, of life, and of youth. Green represents joy and hope and is associated with ecology, which is the concern with preserving the Earth's resources. Green also represents decay and jealousy and in Christianity is the color of the Trinity. Chlorophyl gives plants their color. Green is also the color of life and of nature. Green is also the universal sign for go-ahead, or "Go."
2006-09-03 05:02:40 · answer #3 · answered by Display Name 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Growth, Healing, Life, Prosperity, Regeneration, Nurturing.
2006-09-03 05:34:05 · answer #4 · answered by 1215117 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It symbolizes growth and the world of vegitation. Such as you see a plant growing and usually when we think of plants, grass, leaves, and vegitation we usually think of green. So thus green symbolizes that and because plants typically in their life cycle as being green grow green then symbolizes growth.
2006-09-03 05:04:46 · answer #5 · answered by freddyboy0729 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Envy - the old saying is 'they were green with envy' - it comes from early folk tales (like 'Ashputtel' which then became Cinderella) where the stepsisters became so envious of her at the end that they became ill and slightly green looking. Thus, they were 'green with envy'.
2006-09-03 04:59:03 · answer #6 · answered by step 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money!!! I like it, especially the green of a football field or golf course, although red and royal blue are my favorite colors. I like gold too, so I guess I'm just a sucker for color!!!
2006-09-03 07:39:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hum... to me green symbolizes health, peace and tranquillity and armony.... this is a subjective answer.
2006-09-03 05:00:10 · answer #8 · answered by iamalion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money and greed but different if your talking about marti gras.
2006-09-03 04:59:48 · answer #9 · answered by Crumbs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Envy, jealousy, wealth, life or growth.
2006-09-03 05:03:57 · answer #10 · answered by burn.daylight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋