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Certain individuals observed color restrictions based on life stage or spiritual state.
Widows:
Widows avoided bright colors—no red, no yellow, limited green. They wore white (early mourning) then black, marking their separation from the colorful world of the living.
Menstruating Women:
Women during menstruation sometimes avoided red (the color was too powerful, might amplify the blood magic uncontrollably) and wore more neutral browns or whites.
The Sick:
The seriously ill were sometimes dressed in white (preparing for potential death) or wrapped in red cloth (fighting death with color’s vitality).
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