Cultural Color Meanings of Green
Western:
- lucky color in most western cultures
- spring, new birth, regeneration
- nature and environmental awareness
- color for 'go' at traffic lights
- Saint Patrick's Day
- Christmas combined with red
- jealousy
- greed
Eastern:
- new life, regeneration and hope
- fertility
China:
- new life, regeneration and hope
- fertility
- disgrace - giving a Chinese man a green hat indicates his wife is cheating on him
- exorcism
- studies show it is generally not good for packaging
India:
- the color of Islam,
- hope,
- new beginnings
- harvest
- virtue
Thailand:
- color for Wednesday
Japan:
- eternal life
- youthfulness
- freshness
Indonesia:
- a forbidden color
Ireland:
- religious color for Irish Catholics
- color symbol of Ireland - the Emerald Isle
France:
- not good for packaging
North Africa:
- corruption and the drug culture
Egypt:
- hope
- spring
Middle East:
- color of Islam
- strength
- fertility
- luck
Saudi Arabia:
- wealth and prestige
South America:
- death
USA:
- money
- jealousy