世界中颜色的寓意.pdfVIP

China • the color of good luck and celebration • vitality, happiness, long life • used as a wedding color • used in many ceremonies from funerals to weddings • used for festive occasions • traditionally worn on Chinese New Year to bring luck and prosperity India • color of purity, fertility, love, beauty • wealth, opulence and power • used in wedding ceremonies • a sign of a married woman • also color of fear and fire Thailand color for Sunday Japan • life • anger and danger Cherokees • success, triumph South Africa • color of mourning Nigeria • usually reserved for ceremonies • worn by chiefs Russia • associated with the Bolsheviks and Communism, • means beautiful in Russian language • often used in marriage ceremonies Australian Aborigines: • represents the land and earth • ceremonial color Hebrew • sacrifice, sin Christian • sacrifice, passion, love Western • energy, excitement, action • danger • love, passion • a warning to stop • anger • Christmas combined with green • Valentines Day Eastern • prosperity • good fortune • worn by brides • symbol of joy when combined with white India sacred and auspicious the Symbol of a Merchant Thailand considered auspicious as the bright yellow flower cassia fistula is a national symbol. represents Buddhism. yellow is considered the royal color, the color of Monday which is the Kings birthday Egypt color of mourning Burma color of mourning Israel • used to label Jews in the Middle Ages Middle East • happiness • prosperity Japan • courage • beauty and refinement • aristocracy • cheerfulness Europe • happiness, joy • cowardice, weakness • hazard warning Western • happiness, joy • hope • cowardice • caution, warning of hazards and • hazardous substances Eastern • sacred • imperial China • sacred • imperial, royalty • honor • masculine color Western caring and nurturing love and romance fe