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Colors of the day in Thailand

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Short description: Colours determined by ruling planets
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According to ancient customs in Thailand, there is an astrological rule (which has influence from Hindu mythology) that assigns a color to each day of the week based on the color of the God who protects the day or Navagraha.[1]: 22  For example, the God of Sunday is Surya who has the color red. These colors of the day are traditional Thai birthday colors. As King Bhumibol and his son were born on Mondays, Thailand is decorated with yellow on their birthdays. Thai people often wear clothes corresponding to the color of the day.

Day Thai name Color of the day[2][3] Celestial Body God of the day
Sunday วันอาทิตย์ Red Sun Surya
Monday วันจันทร์ Yellow or Cream Moon Chandra
Tuesday วันอังคาร Pink Mars Mangala
Wednesday วันพุธ Green Mercury Budha
Thursday วันพฤหัสบดี Orange Jupiter Brihaspati
Friday วันศุกร์ Light Blue Venus Shukra
Saturday วันเสาร์ Purple Saturn Shani

In other cultures

In cultures outside of Thailand, there is also the concept of colors of the seven days, but the colors are not fixed. There are also some cultures that represent the colors of the seven days in the spectral order of the rainbow, such as the lighting ceremony of Taipei 101.[4]

See also

  • Thai solar calendar
  • Royal Flags of Thailand

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Tien-Rein (December 2013). "The color we use in our daily life - communicating with color -" (in en). ประชุมวิชาการ (Proceedings). http://www.repository.rmutt.ac.th/bitstream/handle/123456789/1175/THE%20COLOR%20WE%20USE%20IN%20OUR%20DAILY%20LIFE.pdf?sequence=1. 
  2. ↑ Segaller, Denis (2005) (in en). Thai Ways. Bangkok: Silkworm Books. ISBN 9781628400083. https://books.google.com/books?id=NBoLBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22colors+of+the+day%22+thailandcolors&pg=PT95. 
  3. ↑ "Travel in numbers and colours: Wear pink for luck on Tuesdays in" (in en-GB). The Independent. 2015-06-02. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/travel-in-numbers-and-colours-wear-pink-for-luck-on-tuesdays-in-thailand-10290964.html. 
  4. ↑ "Lighting Schedule". https://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/lighting/schedule. 



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