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The color white represents cleanliness (think a chef's uniform), innocence (a baby lamb), purity (the bride's gown), neutrality, lightness, and exactitude. In ancient times, it was one of the first colors used by Paleolithic artists and was made from calcite or chalk and used as a background or highlight. In ancient Egypt white was associated with the goddess Isis. Also, priests and priestesses of Isis wore white linen in ceremonies, and those who died had strips of white cloth wrapped around them.
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In ancient
Greece and other nations white was associated with mother's milk and was
written about in mythological stories.
In the Muslim holy book, the Talmud, milk is one of the four sacred
substances along with wine, honey, and a rose.
In politics of ancient Rome, if a man wanted to hold a public office, he
wore a white toga brightened with chalk called a toga candida (origin for the
word candidate.) A white toga was also
worn for ceremonial occasions by all Roman citizens over the age of fourteen.
Magistrates and certain priests wore white togas with a broad purple
stripe. Once Augustus became emperor,
the white toga became mandatory to wear in order to enter the Roman forum.
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White
also became the color worn by priests during mass and monks of the Cistercian
order under Pope Pius, a former monk of the Dominican Order. He was the first
to wear white as Pope and it continues to be the official color worn by
popes. The color white has other
religions associations too. The white elephant is considered sacred in Asian
cultures. In Buddhism white is
associated with the birth of Buddha.
Native Americans of the Great Plains considered the white buffalo sacred
as it represented fertility and the gods of the earth. White also has a negative connotation. In
some Asian cultures, it is a symbol of death. In the Ancient Egyptians, culture
white was considered the color of life when black mud covered fertile lands
created any time the Nile flooded.
Today
much of the same symbolic associations are still present today. A majority of brides still wear white gowns.
In home, design white makes a room look lighter and larger in appearance. White
is also considered a calming color. In the fashion, world white is used
extensively and often paired with other colors like black for major contrast.
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These
are just a small sample of the numerous clip on earrings that feature white alone or as
an accent. Cliptomania has a dedicated section for white earrings as well as
many scattered in other sections. If
white is not the only color you like, there are countless other colors among
the 500+ non-pierced earrings you can
check out when you visit the top site for clip on earrings, Cliptomania.com!
