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The colour calendar

147 days of the year that have colours of their own: festivals, national days, remembrances and causes, with what is worn and shown on each. Dates are worked out afresh every day.

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November 2026

26 Nov 2026ThanksgivingThe colours of late autumn: pumpkin orange, corn yellow, cranberry red and the brown of roast turkey and fallen leaves.

January 2027

15 Jan 2027Makar Sankranti and the kite daysSkies full of paper kites in every colour over Gujarat, black clothes in Maharashtra, and saffron robes at the river in Prayagraj. 15 to 18 Jan 2027PongalWhite rice-flour kolam on the doorstep, yellow turmeric plants tied to the pot, and cattle with freshly painted horns.

April 2027

14 Apr 2027VaisakhiSaffron and deep blue: the colours of the Khalsa, on turbans, flags and the robes of the five who lead the procession.

September 2027

12 Sept 2027OnamFlower carpets in rings of orange, yellow, white and purple, and cream cotton with a gold border. 15 Sept 2027Mid-Autumn FestivalA full gold moon, golden-brown mooncakes with a yolk inside, and children carrying lit paper lanterns. 15 to 17 Sept 2027ChuseokHanbok in autumn colours and half-moon rice cakes in white, green, pink and yellow, steamed on pine needles.

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The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.