Why do people wear blue in Greece?

Greek Blue Skies Apparently, the color blue was introduced later on through the centuries. Blue was also the color which protected from the evil and still today people around the Mediterranean wear a blue amulet or mati, representing the eye of God, to protect them from misfortune.



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The widespread use also emanates from an ancient belief that the sky blue shade of turquoise has the power to keep evil away. It is believed that the radiation of the colour composes an invisible shield which prevents the approach of bad spirits.

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Yellow signifies “sadness” in Greece's culture and “jealousy” in France's culture.

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At the beginning of the 20th century, during the war, serious deceases, like cholera, plagued the Greek islands. Whitewash is a cheap, disinfectant material that was used regularly to limit the contagion. Back to that era, it was probably the most effective or even the only medium available for disinfection.

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White and light colors (choose an outfit in light colors such as white, blue, pink, or light beige to emphasize the natural beauty of the island, which is famous for its beautiful white architecture, white beaches, and clear blue sea);

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The blue and white colors have been identified as the traditional colors of Greece: blue symbolizes the sky and the sea, white symbolizes the clouds and the waves.

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Apart from its symbolic use, Mati is distinguished among other evil eye talismans for its minimal and holistic design. A Mati will usually have a blue eye with a circle of darker blue around it. Blue is the color representing the beautiful sky and sea around Greece. It is often associated with depth and stability.

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The Weddell Sea has been claimed by scientists to have the clearest waters of any ocean in the world. Described by a historian as “the most wretched and dismal region on earth”, due to the flash freezes that caught Shackleton's ship, its clarity is only belied by the sheer depth of the ocean below.

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