🇬🇪 The colours of Georgia
2 meanings recorded, 3 colours tied to the country.
What colours mean in Georgia
Customs vary by region, faith and family; these are the meanings most often recorded.
Red
The flag has a large red cross on white with four small crosses. It was a medieval banner brought back into use by the opposition and made official in 2004.
Politics and protestSacred and holyPrideSource: Flag of Georgia (country)Pink and magenta
In November 2003 protesters entered parliament carrying roses, and the president resigned without bloodshed. The change of power is called the Rose Revolution.
Politics and protestHopeSource: Rose RevolutionColours tied to Georgia
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Old gold
A deep, dark yellow seen in sport, politics and traditionNamed shade · 🇬🇪 Georgia
Blue
Indigofera tinctoria
A shrub whose leaves yield natural indigo dyeColour named from nature · 🇮🇳 India +5
Yellow
Tagetes patula dye
A golden yellow dye and spice made from French marigold flowersColour named from nature · 🇲🇽 Mexico +3
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Indigofera tinctoria: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tagetes patula dye: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL 1.2, source