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October 22, 2025 National Day

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 9:41 am
by Lolis
NATIONAL COLOR DAY
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On October 22, we celebrate the vibrant and powerful role color plays in our lives on National Color Day! This fun National Day is a time to appreciate how color affects our moods, communicates ideas, and adds breathtaking beauty to our world.

#NationalColorDay

Color is a silent language understood by all. Long before we had names for them, colors served a purpose, sending signals that are still deeply ingrained in us. A street light turns from green to yellow to red, directing the flow of traffic without a single word. The flush of color in a friend's cheeks can signal embarrassment, while the hue of a patient's skin can give doctors clues about their health.

In the United States, we associate different colors with specific emotions and ideas:

Red often suggests excitement, love, and strength.
Yellow can represent happiness and competence.
Green is tied to nature, relaxation, and good taste.
Blue is often perceived as serene, corporate, and high-quality.
Purple can symbolize authority and power.
White is linked to purity and happiness, while Black can signify grief or fear.

Nature itself is the ultimate artist, using color to paint the world around us. Think of a crisp autumn morning, where leaves transform from green to a brilliant vermillion. In the Grand Canyon, layers of sediment create a stunning spectrum from deep reds to pale ash. From the darkening sky before a storm to the fragile, undulating glow of the aurora borealis, color in nature has the power to move us, warn us, and make us pause in wonder.

Beyond communication and nature, color is a fundamental part of our creativity. It allows us to express our personalities in the clothes we wear and the way we decorate our homes. Open a box of crayons or a set of paints, and an artist of any age can lose themselves in a world of their own creation, all thanks to the magic of color.

HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL COLOR DAY

Explore the use of color in your life. Take in the vast and ever-changing array of shades available to you. What's your favorite color? Unleash a rainbow of possibilities and celebrate the day!

Wear your favorite color and tell people why you love it.

Get creative! Spend some time painting, drawing, or taking colorful photographs.

Cook a colorful meal. Fill your plate with vibrant fruits and vegetables.

Go on a "color walk" and consciously notice all the different shades around you in nature and your neighborhood.

Express yourself! Share a picture of your favorite color using #NationalColorDay on

Re: October 22, 2025 National Day

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 9:47 am
by Lolis
Here’s the question:
What’s your all-time favorite color, and has it changed since you were a kid?

Re: October 22, 2025 National Day

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 9:50 am
by Tracy F
My favorite color is orange. When I was a teenager it changed to purple but as I got older it went back to orange and stayed there.

Re: October 22, 2025 National Day

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 10:30 am
by Jan Mosier
Hot pink is my favorite color. Has been as long as I can remember.

Re: October 22, 2025 National Day

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:20 pm
by Tamara
Red has always been mine and never wavered. Can't tell you when it started but it has been red for me my whole life....young and old!

Re: October 22, 2025 National Day

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 9:34 am
by phillisw
green is my favorite color. I do also have orange right up there next to it

Re: October 22, 2025 National Day

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2025 8:35 am
by Jan Mosier
Tamara wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:20 pm Red has always been mine and never wavered. Can't tell you when it started but it has been red for me my whole life....young and old!
I love red too, it's right up there with hot pink.