A plurality say tradition is red. Click a color to add your vote.
Tradition is red because…
“Many old things are red, or like a mix between red or brown, but I can’t choose both. Also many celebrations are associated with red like Christmas or Lunar New Year.”
“I think of Lunar New Year which is primarily red.”
“It burns bright like a flame. Everlasting.”
“Often traditions have something to do with the holidays, which are red.”
“Red is a classic color, very traditional. It’s also the color of the Republican Party, and they value tradition.”
“Tradition is red because there are many red holidays, and it symbolizes blood, which runs through your family.”
Tradition is orange because…
“Thanksgiving is tradition, and Thanksgiving is orange.”
“It reminds me of candles and torches. Candles are often used in ceremonies, and torches ‘light the path’ for the next generation.”
“Kinda like Thanksgiving.”
Tradition is green because…
“There are tons of different holidays and traditions that have green in them.”
Tradition is brown because…
“Brown makes me think old and old wood.”
“Older than dirt.”
“Old clothes are brown.”
“Brown is an old-seeming color.”
“It feels bland and a safe option that people follow. Like tradition. (But I’m not saying tradition is bland.)”
“I think of tradition as something that has been done for a long time. That would make the thing old, and I think of old objects as brown.”
“Tradition feels like a very down-to-earth practice, and when I think of earth I think of dirt. And dirt is brown.”
“Brown is sort of an old-timey colour in my mind. Old black and white pictures often skew brown or orange on paper, and tradition is created from the past, brought to the present.”
“Traditions are from the past back when the houses, outfits, and everything was mostly brown.”
“I think of the trunk of the family tree which often is where tradition comes from.”
“Horses are brown, and horses are a traditional mode of transport.
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Tradition is black because…
“Tradition is pressure from the dead and therefore it’s spooky, like the color black.”
Tradition is pink because…
“Tradition is a part of family, love, and care. It is something that feels like nuanced positivity.”