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Colors aligned with the agricultural year, creating a chromatic calendar.
Spring:
Green dominated—new growth, renewal, awakening. People wore green wreaths, decorated homes with green branches, dyed eggs green (celebrating fertility).
Summer:
Red and yellow—the sun’s peak power, ripe grain, maximum vitality. Summer festivals featured red flowers, yellow grain sheaves, and solar symbols in these colors.
Autumn:
Brown and gold—harvest, gratitude, the earth’s bounty. Clothing and decorations reflected the landscape’s shift to browns and golds.
Winter:
White and black—snow covering the land, death’s sleep, the wait for rebirth. White dominated the landscape; black appeared in mourning rites for the year’s death.
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