Art Friday: Green
Green
Green with envy.
Love is evergreen.
“It’s not easy being green.”
Green is everywhere. It is very easy to take a photo of something green
Green means different things depending on what country you are from (source):
- In Ghardaia and other parts of M’zab, houses painted in green indicate that the inhabitants have made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Green, blue-green, and blue are sacred colours in Iran, where they symbolise paradise.
- As the emblematic colour of Ireland, green represents the vast green hillsides, as well as Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick.
- In Japan, green is regarded as the colour of eternal life.
- In Aztec culture, green was considered to be royal because it was the colour of the quetzal plumes used by the Aztec chieftains.
- The solid green flag of Libya is the only national flag of a single colour.
- In China, jade stones represent virtue and beauty.
- In Portugal, green is the colour of hope because of its associations with spring.
- In the highlands of Scotland, people used to wear green as a mark of honour.There is a superstition that sewing with green thread on the eve of a fashion show brings bad luck to the design house.
Here are some popular phrases which uses the word "green" (source)
- Get the green light: get approval to move ahead or proceed with a project or task.
- Green corn: the young, tender ears of Indian corn.
- Green thumb (US) or Green fingers (UK): an unusual ability to make plants grow.
- Green room: a room (in a theater or studio) where performers can relax before or after appearances.
- Greenback: a legal-tender note issued by the United States government.
- Greener pastures: something newer or better (or perceived to be better), such as a new job.
- Green with envy: jealous or envious
- Greenhorn: novice, trainee, beginner
- Green around the gills: marked by a pale, sickly, or nauseated appearance.
- Turn green: to look pale and ill as if you are going to vomit.
- Going green: when someone or something makes changes to help protect the environment, or reduces waste or pollution.
Below are some "green" photos I took over the last few years - enjoy.
Love the photos :)
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DeleteWhat a fun post! I love these colour posts you're doing with the trivia and the amazing art/photos! I love the colour green, so long as it's used appropriately. I really don't like khaki and some of the uglier brown-greens, but there's a LOT of beautiful greens and emerald is one of my favourite precious stones.
ReplyDeleteI like to wear green but I categorise green into two groups - sad green (which I don't wear) and happy green (which i don't wear!!) - I am not fond of the very dark greens or as you say the brown-greens - they are just miserable. I do love green gems, including jade (which is what those earrings are).
DeleteI'm definitely not a fan of the colour green after having it as a school uniform colour for way too many years! The photos you have taken are so clear and beautiful though that I can nearly overlook the fact that they're green!!!!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteFunny to hear all the 'green' sayings in one spot! Didn't realise how much it came up in conversations really but it does quite a bit!
I wore brown and blue to school (very dark colours) and I am not fond of this combination these days as a result!! Funny how certain colours can be affected by things that happened in our past!
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