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I will start with colour idiome:
black tie event
a formal event where male guests wear black bow ties with tuxedos or dinner jackets
официальный прием, вечеринка
Colours in Spain:
Red and Gold are national colours of spain, also during the Second Spanish Republic purple was a national colour.
Red and yellow (gold) reflect the main symbols of Spain, the colors of the national flag of Spain. There are several legends about the meaning of these colors. According to one of them, red is the blood shed by the Spaniards in the battles for their homeland, yellow is the sun of Spain.
Blue:
In Spain, blue is the main color of the Conservative People's Party, but at the regional level: light blue is used by Galician nationalism, as it appears on the flag of Galicia. The dark blue color is used by non-separatist Catalan nationalism, being the color of Convergence and Union
Green:
In Spanish, it means: años verdes — early youth; young years. In Spanish, there may still be a variant of "rough, unfinished": el proyecto está todavía verde
Purple:
in Spain, purple has the meaning of "drunk" - estar morado [to be purple] - "to get drunk", "to get drunk" and also "full" - ponerse morado [to become purple] - "to eat to the brim", "to be sated".
Red:
Red symbolizes the extroverted mentality of Spaniards who cannot imagine themselves without constant communication.
Yellow:
In Spain, the yellow color reminds residents of sulfur, the smell of which foreshadows the appearance of the devil.Once upon a time, people with the plague were dressed in yellow. The city was warned about the epidemic by hanging yellow flags. Heretics were also dressed in yellow before the court of the Inquisition.Spaniards do not wear yellow clothes (especially for important events), do not buy it as a gift, and even more so do not dress their children in it. It is believed that this leads to failure and misfortune.
Black:
In Spanish, black color carries, as a rule, negative associations - misfortune, evil, failure. Sewage, dirty water, sewage are logically associated with the color black, hence in Spanish the expression aguas negras [black waters]. It is also a symbol of illegality: mercado negro [black market].
White:
white has long been attributed the highest values, he is the beginning and basis of everything.
neatness, physical cleanliness, sterility — in a white furnace, unlike a chicken furnace, the chimney is brought out into the street, therefore, the hut remains clean and light, even if the furnace is properly heated. The white color is present in the uniforms of doctors, cooks, scientists, which inspires confidence in them and demonstrates that they work in conditions of sterility;
Grey:
Gray color is associated with autumn, bad weather and sadness, but at the same time with intelligence - by the color of the gray matter of the brain
Yellow is considered unlucky, we do not recommend giving yellow things to your Spanish friend. This color in Spain,as you have read, is considered the color of the devil and, of course, will bring only troubles to the house. Moreover, Spaniards will not wear yellow clothes to important events for them, for example, an interview or going out
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7 ноября 2022