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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
(31,138 posts)Thanks for the info.
xmas74
(29,680 posts)I hope people do it everywhere.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,138 posts)why immediately, rump virus, as I call it.
Otherwise there would have been thousands.
ChazII
(6,207 posts)Alliepoo
(2,237 posts)Harker
(14,116 posts)And it's heartfelt.
ETA:. Purple has always been my favorite color.
AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)Harker
(14,116 posts)in honor of a very fine man.
AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)spanone
(135,947 posts)c-rational
(2,602 posts)SweepPicker
(267 posts)I live in Ravens territory so not hard to find!
alfredo
(60,082 posts)Cha
(298,051 posts)marlakay
(11,537 posts)I will find some ribbon.
CottonBear
(21,598 posts)I think blue is his fraternity color and purple represents the fight to cure pancreatic cancer.
marlakay
(11,537 posts)He was the best!
sheshe2
(84,060 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
(49,490 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)xmas74
(29,680 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
(4,177 posts)Damn I can't copy and paste a link to my gallery.
My bow covers the door knob, can't miss it.
Docreed2003
(16,905 posts)Thank you for sharing this.
gademocrat7
(10,687 posts)Mourning the passing of a beloved man here in Atlanta.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,517 posts)xmas74
(29,680 posts)Javaman
(62,536 posts)This is Texas after all
xmas74
(29,680 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Do you happen to know where this is being publicized? Social Media?
xmas74
(29,680 posts)Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)... its what we had.
usaf-vet
(6,239 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
(29,680 posts)Ninga
(8,282 posts)xmas74
(29,680 posts)My daughter put one on our door knob last night. She has an older car and also put one on her antenna.