color molor
Recently, I have been reading Mongolian culture and folktale passages with my Mongolian tutor. I thought I’d share a little.
Traditional color symbolism:
- White: The color. During Tsaagan Sar (Lunar New Year), people wore white colors, gave white gifts, rode white horses and ate white (dairy) food.
- Red: Color of warmth and fire. Happy people wear red.
- Green: Color of the earth.
- Yellow: Color of Lamas. (Mongolians practice the “yellow hat” school of Tibetan Buddhism.)
- Blue: Color of the sky. Blue is a popular color for deels
- Black: Color of bad feelings, bad ideas, bad people. Black is also the symbol for grief. However, another name for husband is “black person.”
Like I said, these are the traditional associations. Now, people wear black whenever they feel like it, and no one cares what color your gift is.
