| Meanings of Violet , Purple | |||||||||
| In Western and some Eastern cultures Violet is associated with mourning rituals. | |||||||||
| In Christianity Violet is associated with Advent and Lent. | |||||||||
| In North America pale purple along with yellow are considered Easter colors. | |||||||||
| In some Native American tribes, purple represents wisdom, healing or gratitude. | |||||||||
| In Japan Violet signifies wealth and power. | |||||||||
| In Tibet amethyst is considered sacred to Buddha. | |||||||||
| In the Ukrainian tradition of egg dyeing, purple dye signifies faith, patience and trust. | |||||||||
| In Iran purple is an omen of the future depending on the color of the sun during an eclipse. | |||||||||
| In Thailand widows wear purple to mourn their husband's death. | |||||||||
| In Egypt purple represents virtue and faith. | |||||||||
| In the English speaking world, Violet is often used as a girl's name. | |||||||||
| If Your Favorite Color is Purple | |||||||||
| Having
either purple or violet as your favorite color means you are sensitive and compassionate,understanding and supportive, thinking of others before yourself - you are the person others come to for help - being needed motivates you but sometimes people take advantage of you. |
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| You are
a gentle and free spirit. Your feelings run deep and you can be quite
sensitive to hurtful comments from others, although you would never show it. |
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| Being a
personality color purple, you have a peaceful and tranquil quality and a
quiet dignity about you. People are drawn to your charismatic and alluring energy. You are usually introverted rather than extroverted and may give the impression of being shy although this is not the case. |
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| You are
creative and like to be individual in most of your endeavors, including your
dress and home decoration - you love the unconventional. |
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| You are
idealistic, and often impractical, with a great imagination, dreaming of a
future in an ideal fantasy world where you exclude the ugly side of reality - you tend to look at life through rose-colored glasses. People who don't understand you sometimes think you are eccentric because you spend so much time in your fantasy world. |
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| As a
personality color purple, you are a generous giver, asking for little in
return except friendship. |
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| If you
constantly surround yourself with too much purple you can become moody. If this is the case, balance the purple with some magenta. |
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| You dislike responsibility and have difficulty dealing with real day-to-day problems. | |||||||||
| With a personality color purple you like to have the best of everything, so you aim high. | |||||||||
| Being
the free spirit you are, you love to travel to experience different cultures
and meet new people. |
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| You are
a good judge of character and sum others up quite quickly and accurately, although you usually see the best in everybody. |
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| Time
means little to you and you are often late for everything. You trust the flow
of the Universe to take care of everything. |
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| You need
to be careful not to take on too many projects at a time as you can become
quite scattered in your thinking, resulting in stress and confusion.
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