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Hot Gossip > Understanding the Cultural Significance of Colour
The cultural basis for colour symbolism can be very powerful, and if you don't understand what you're saying with your colours, you can make unintentional mistakes.
Red:
Western: Excitement, danger, love, passion, stop, Christmas
Eastern: Worn by brides
Maori: Mana, rank, spiritual
China: Good luck, celebration
India: Purity
South Africa: Colour of mourning
Orange:
Ireland: Religious (Protestants)
Western: Creativity, autumn
Yellow:
China: Nourishing
Japan: Courage
Western: Hope, hazards, coward
Green:
India: Islam
Western: Spring, new birth, go, Saint Patrick's Day, Christmas (with red), the environment.
Blue:
Western: Depression, sadness, conservative, corporate, bridal tradition
Iran: Colour of mourning
Purple:
Thailand: Colour of mourning
Western: Royalty
White:
Japan: White carnation symbolises death
Eastern: Funerals
Western: Brides, angels, good guys, hospitals, doctors, peace (white dove)
Black:
China: Colour for young boys
Western: Mourning, death, bad guys, rebellion
New Zealand: All Black Pride
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