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20 facts about purple
Royalties, nobles, luxury and ambitions are related to purple.
But do we know which other truths about this magic color?
Initially, purple from the dye made from the mucous glands of a tropical sea snail called Murex.
Murex's Latin name is Purpura, where we get from purple from there.
Because purple dyes are difficult to get and expensive to produce, colors become royal colors in many parts of the world and traditions related to the royal and power.
In Japan, purple shows wealth and positions.
Purple is the hardest color to distinguish the eyes.
Carrots were purple - as well as red, white, yellow, and oranges.
Purple represents homosexual communities in many Western cultures.
Archbishop of Cyprus is allowed to sign official papers with purple ink.
The purple rain film, released in 1984, won the Oscar for the best original song point.
Purple Finch is the New Hampshire state bird.
A film called purple, released in 1985, received 11 Oscar nominations, however, it did not win a unique award.
Purple is the color for epilepsy awareness because of its association with lavender, which is a traditional herbal treatment for the disease.
March 26 is a purple day, a day that people dress purple and raise awareness for epilepsy.
Purple day was created in 2008 by Cassidy Megan, a nine-year-old Canadian.
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Prohibiting the city in Beijing, China is really called "The Purple Corbidden City", is a reference for a secret purple area in Heaven, which is supposed to be concentrated somewhere near the star
You may have heard "reality" without any rhyming with purple words, this is incorrect.
Samuel L. Jackson said he will only play Mace Windu in Star Wars if he has a purple light!
Dominica is the only country on earth to use purple in its flag.
In the garden, the perfect additional color to purple is yellow.
