2006-12-16 10:56:27 · 17 answers · asked by dtsamouras 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
It reflects the holly berries
2006-12-16 10:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 0⤋
Go with the answer from 'Misty B', except they were used long before the Middle Ages.
They were associated with holly and ivy and their berries long before the Christian message; the green even in the Northern Hemisphere Winter and the splash of bright red were a reminder of Spring still to come and used to decorate houses, etc, for the "Yule"/Midwinter celebrations.
Christianising the pagan tradition led to the berries being compared to the Blood of Christ (as in the carol, "The Holly and the Ivy"). Some stretched the green to refer to the wood of the Cross, others to wheat - which made the bread which represents Christ's 'Body' in the Mass/Holy Communion/Eucharist. The green and red, in that interpretation, therefore represented both elements of the Mass - the Body and the Blood!
But they were just bright reminders of Spring in mid-Winter, originally.
2006-12-16 11:16:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red and green are complements on the color wheel meaning they pop when placed next to eachother. Athletic teams choose colors to represent their teams this way... Hope this helped :) Merry Christmas!!
2016-03-28 21:34:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green Means Greedy and Money by Department Stores
Red is the color of your face when you get the credit card bill in the mail
2006-12-16 10:58:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Red and green are reminiscent of the colors of the branches and holly berries used to decorate for the mid winter celebrations during the middle ages.
Folks decorated their dwellings with evergreen bows and holly berries during the darkest time of winter to remind them that spring was on its way.
2006-12-16 11:00:19 · answer #5 · answered by Misty B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red means what I'm going to drink and green means what's going to happen after I drink too much! lol
2006-12-16 11:01:45 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Blood of Christ and Green that is the Earth
2006-12-16 10:58:31 · answer #7 · answered by Robert B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red is how my dads face used to get when I would spend too much green.
2006-12-16 10:59:00 · answer #8 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red is for the blood of the Christ child given to save us.
Green is for the future to come.
2006-12-16 11:04:49 · answer #9 · answered by darscoind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing, Just colours built up out of nowhere just like the whole christmas holiday.
2006-12-16 11:01:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red means stop and green means go, it's symbolic...man! Ya know...Man? Merry Buon Noel MAn!!!
2006-12-16 10:59:00 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋