Sunday, May 17, 2009

GREEN

The word green is found in several colloquial phrases derived from these meanings .Green is considered one of the additive primary colors, along with red and blue. Many minerals provide pigments which have been used in green paints and dyes over the centuries.Green is common in nature, as many plants are green because of a complex chemical known as chlorophyll which is involved in photosynthesis.In many folklores and literatures, green has traditionally been used to symbolize nature and its embodied attributes, namely those of life, fertility, and rebirth. Several countries use green on their flags for symbolic or cultural reasons. Green, for example is one of the three colors (along with red and black, or red and gold) of Pan-Africanism. Several African countries thus use the color on their flags, including South Africa. Green has become the symbolic color of environmentalism, chosen for its association with nature, health, and growth Green is considered the traditional color of Islam, likewise because of its association with nature. There are several reasons for this. First, Muhammad is reliably quoted in a hadith as saying that “water, greenery, and a beautiful face” were three universally good things.[63] In the Qur'an, sura Al-Insan, believers in God in Paradise wear fine green silk.[3][64] Also, Al-Khidr (“The Green One”), is a Qur’anic figure who met and traveled with Moses.[65

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