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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe family of Congressman Lewis made a request
They asked that people not travel to DC during his internment due to covid. Instead, they've requested that anyone wanting to celebrate his life or mourn his passing tie a blue or purple ribbon to their door knob.
What a simple, elegant request. My daughter is already looking for ribbon around the house. Who else is joining us?
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)Thanks for the info.
xmas74
(29,674 posts)I hope people do it everywhere.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)why immediately, rump virus, as I call it.
Otherwise there would have been thousands.
ChazII
(6,205 posts)Alliepoo
(2,223 posts)Harker
(14,029 posts)And it's heartfelt.
ETA:. Purple has always been my favorite color.
AwakeAtLast
(14,132 posts)Harker
(14,029 posts)in honor of a very fine man.
AwakeAtLast
(14,132 posts)spanone
(135,855 posts)c-rational
(2,595 posts)SweepPicker
(266 posts)I live in Ravens territory so not hard to find!
alfredo
(60,075 posts)Cha
(297,435 posts)marlakay
(11,480 posts)I will find some ribbon.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)I think blue is his fraternity color and purple represents the fight to cure pancreatic cancer.
marlakay
(11,480 posts)He was the best!
sheshe2
(83,833 posts)The Meanings of Purple
Purples rarity in nature and the expense of creating the color and has given purple a supernatural aura for centuries. Purple is also the most powerful wavelength of the rainbow and its a color with a powerful history that has evolved over time. In fact, the origins of the symbolism of purple are more significant and interesting than those of any other color.
Today, science has revealed much more about purple than our ancestors ever realized: Purple is the most powerful visible wavelength of electromagnetic energy. Its just a few steps away from x-rays and gamma rays. (See the chart here.) Perhaps this explains why purple is associated with supernatural energy and the cosmos than with the physical world as we know it.
Blue has more complex and contradictory meanings than any other color. These can be easily explained by pinpointing by the specific shade of blue.
Bright blue: cleanliness, strength, dependability, coolness
(The origin of these meanings arise from the qualities of the ocean and inland waters, most of which are more tangible.)
Light (sky) blue: peace, serenity, ethereal, spiritual, infinity
(The origin of these meanings is the intangible aspects of the sky.)
Most blues convey a sense of trust, loyalty, cleanliness, and understanding. On the other hand, blue evolved as symbol of depression in American culture. Singing the blues and feeling blue are good examples of the complexity of color symbolism and how it has been evolved in different cultures.
https://www.colormatters.com/the-meanings-of-colors/blue
oasis
(49,395 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)xmas74
(29,674 posts)Here's one from Montgomery.
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/07/25/john-lewis-troy-memorial-nephew-speaks-birthplace-alabama/5509883002/
Go to the last paragraph.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)thinkingagain
(906 posts)I just went a found a blue ribbon.
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)RESPECT.
Delmette2.0
(4,168 posts)Damn I can't copy and paste a link to my gallery.
My bow covers the door knob, can't miss it.
Docreed2003
(16,869 posts)Thank you for sharing this.
gademocrat7
(10,664 posts)Mourning the passing of a beloved man here in Atlanta.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,449 posts)xmas74
(29,674 posts)Javaman
(62,531 posts)This is Texas after all
xmas74
(29,674 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Do you happen to know where this is being publicized? Social Media?
xmas74
(29,674 posts)Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)... its what we had.
usaf-vet
(6,190 posts)Ask for surveyor's tape it comes in multiple colors. It's cheap. It comes in blue I know because I have several rolls. It is VERY durable. One roll could be shared with hundreds of friends.
Here is what you are looking for
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=surveyors+tape&crid=3L7Q2GIIV0GP&sprefix=survey%2Caps%2C410&ref=nb_sb_ss_organic-diversity_1_6
xmas74
(29,674 posts)Ninga
(8,276 posts)xmas74
(29,674 posts)My daughter put one on our door knob last night. She has an older car and also put one on her antenna.