Hey everyone!
My name is Stacey.
This is my friend Barry.
And,
You know,
We have been talking about things that happen during the winter,
And especially some winter holidays and different things like that.
And we were talking about something in particular,
Which I was working on this.
Right?
I have some strips of paper,
And I have some glue,
And I have made them into a paper chain.
And,
You know what,
Barry?
I love this paper chain because it's so colorful.
It's festive.
It's festive.
Are there any colors that you think about that when you see that color you always think of the same thing?
Yeah,
You know,
Like if I see a red and white sign,
I think it's probably a stop sign.
I think of green for Christmas.
I think of orange for Halloween.
So I get those colors right there.
Yeah,
I know where we live,
If you see red,
White,
And blue,
You usually think of the flag.
Mm-hmm.
So,
In particular,
There's a lot of colors that we associate with winter holidays in particular.
Can you think of any?
Well,
You know,
There's blue and white,
Which we associate with Hanukkah as part of the Israeli flag.
There's red and green,
Which we associate with Christmas.
And there's black and green and gold that we associate with Kwanzaa.
And those colors have significant meanings for the people who are a part of that culture and a part of that tribe.
That's true.
So,
Like Barry said,
Blue and white.
We frequently think of those with Hanukkah.
Those are the same colors as the Israeli flag,
Which is the Holy Land for Judaism.
Green and red and gold frequently go with Christmas.
And that is the gold that was brought as a gift for the baby Jesus,
Right?
Mm-hmm.
With the solstice.
Green for the trees and gold for the sun and red for the fire that would have kept you warm during the winter and white for the snow.
Mm-hmm.
And then Kwanzaa.
What were the Kwanzaa colors again?
I think the Kwanzaa colors are gold,
Black,
And red.
Yeah.
So,
Kwanzaa colors frequently honor things about Africa.
The green of the African plains and the black that represents the African people.
And the red that really honors people from Africa who stood up for what was right.
Yeah.
But we have named off a lot of colors that are the same.
You know,
We mentioned green and gold,
Red.
A lot of these colors are happening over and over again.
And I kind of wonder why that is.
Do you know why that is?
Well,
I think that people in all different nationalities and lands associate spiritual meaning with colors.
And so that's why they wind up on their flags and why they wind up in their clothes.
And,
You know,
It's just an ancient thing to see the colors of nature and have them reflected in our symbols.
Yeah,
I think that's true.
I also think that the colors,
That universal piece that you were talking about,
Goes to some of the other things that are universal,
Right?
Like love and kindness and compassion and peace.
Just like colors show up over and over again for different kinds of people and different cultures and different religions.
Those same virtues show up over and over again.
And I think they have that kind of spiritual peace.
Yeah,
I think that's the thing that really unifies us together is that we have different religions and different cultures,
But there's a part of those things at the heart of them that's very much in common.
And I think hope and love and compassion for each other is a part of all religion.
I agree.
So,
I'm hopeful that this holiday season,
When you see all these different colors happening,
You will also think of all of those incredible things that happen for each of us as well.
The love and the peace,
The kindness,
The giving and receiving.
I like that.
I like that a lot.
We've got an affirmation for today,
Too.
What is our affirmation,
Barry?
Our affirmation is,
Every color is a gift of spirit.
Every color is a gift of spirit.
Every color is a gift of spirit.
Every color is a gift of spirit.
That's the truth.
Have a great week.
