YELLOW GIFT BASKETS

Here are 13 facts about the color yellow:

1. In Egypt and Burma , yellow signifies mourning. 2. In Spain , executioners once wore yellow . 3. In India , yellow is the symbol for a merchant or farmer. 4. In tenth-century France , the doors of traitors and criminals were painted yellow . 5. Hindus in India wear yellow to celebrate the festival of spring. 6. If someone is said to have a “ yellow streak,” that person is considered a coward. 7. In Japan during the War of Dynasty in 1357, each warrior wore a yellow chrysanthemum as a pledge of courage. 8. A yellow ribbon is a sign of support for soldiers at the front. 9. Yellow is a symbol of jealousy and deceit. 10. In the Middle Ages, actors portraying the dead in a play wore yellow . 11. To holistic healers, yellow is the color of peace. 12. Yellow basket has good visibility and is often used as a color of warning. It is also a symbol for quarantine, an area marked off because of danger. 13. “ Yellow journalism” refers to irresponsible and alarmist reporting.