Importance of Colours Cue Card

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Importance of Colours 

1. What colours meant to you? 

- Also called hues

- Significant part of life 

2. What do they symbolize?

- Red: love, danger

- Green: prosperity, greenery

- White: peace and purity

3. How they affect mood?

- Dark: energetic, happy

- Dull: Sad, upset

1. Colours are also called hues and they are an important part of life. 

2. Different Colours depict different things. Red is the colour of love, danger and also fertility, that is why, it is preferred for wedding garments.

3. Colours have an impact on mood like bright colours make one feel happy and energetic, whereas dull ones make one sad, upset and gloomy. 

Colours are also called hues. They are ccategorized into primary and secondary types. Life without colours is dull, meaningless and lacks excitement. Colours are very important because of the beauty, vitality and vigour that they add to our existence. Nature is painted in various colours. Every colour has some or the other significance or it incites some emotion. Green is the colour of nature and it represents prosperity. It also forms the last band of our national flag. The associations and meanings of colours vary from culture to culture. For example, white is associated with death and mourning in one culture or religion, whereas it is the colour of bride’s dress among Christians, universally, it represents purity and peace. Red, for instance, symbolises love and danger, one colour can depict opposite things and emotions. Red is also considered auspicious for certain occasions and hence chosen as a dress for brides in most Indian religions, while in the corporate world, Red is used to highlight poor performance. Colours help to facilitate and fulfill some basic human needs like identify and specify necessary objects. Sometimes colours are also related to gender stereotypes like blue colour is normally associated with men, whereas pink is invariably every lady’s favourite. Colours are so important that they are often taught to children as early as possible and they even affect the mood of individuals. Bright or eye catching colours are a happy sight. They send energy across the body and add mirth to one’s life. Light colours are often better suited for older age groups and preferred by people during summers because they are good reflectors of heat. Some colours are linked to evil or even bad omens for instance, black is the colour of the popularly known “black magic”. All in all, colours are vital to human existence for a variety of reasons and are a part and parcel of our lives. Without them, our lives would be dull and gloomy.

Followups: 

1. Why do we think colours are important? (Colours are very important for man’s existence as without colours, we will find it difficult to differentiate between things.)

2. What is your favourite colour and why? (My favourite colour is white as it is the symbol of peace and purity and suits my personality.)

3. Are there any colours which are considered as bad or inauspicious in your country? (Normally, black is considered inauspicious as brides are not allowed to wear it for a year after marriage. It also has other evil association like black magic etcetera.)