Green Is The Colour

Only 6 days until the official start of spring.... except you'd never know it here in Saskatchewan.  The forcast looks ugly folks, which is why today's post is brought to you by the colour GREEN.

 

Green can affect people both physically and mentally; it is a soothing and relaxing colour which is said to help alleviate depression, nervousness and anxiety.  'Grass' green is considered to be a very restful colour.

 

Green was considered to be the colour of the heavens during the Ming Dynasty.  In Aztec cultures, green was considered a royal colour because it was the colour of the plumes used by Aztec chieftains.  It is associated with the Roman goddess Venus, and the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

 

Green is the colour used for night vision goggles because the human eye is able to distinguish more shades of green than any other colour.  Indeed, there are more shades of green than any other colour.

 

Feng-Shui claims that green eases absent-mindedness, nervousness and rudeness.

 

Colour experts suggest adding green to your life when you want to attain a new state of balance, when you feel the need to make changes, and when you want freedom to pursue new ideas.

 

Green was once the preferred colour choice for wedding gowns during the 1400's.

 

Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan Van Eyck, 1434, oil on panel, National Gallery, London.

 

Green is considered a lucky colour in most western cultures, and few things are considered as lucky as a four-leaf clover!



 

So Happy Thursday everyone!  I'm going to keep up the green 'theme' for a few more days - stay tuned for more useless fabulous information on the colour green.  Absinthe anyone?