International Colour Your City Day – August 2nd
- 1. Every year on August 2nd we celebrate the colours, art, and light of the world. It is held to honor the artists and to brighten everyone’s day. It was originally created by Shadie Von Coloure, who was a passionate art advocate. He resided in San Francisco and was the person who fought to have the Golden Gate Bridge painted bright Red. He was an artist and loved colours, he always wore the most colourful clothing from around the world. He created a tradition that every year on August 2nd he would go into the world determine to brighten it and spread happiness. He would paint the Capital buildings in rainbow colours and even though the colours washed away we honor his desire even now 77 years later.
- 2. Colour Your City Day is when everyone around the world celebrates the shades of the earth. The most famous tradition is that all the towns people gather to paint the cities hall or parliament building. Free cans of washable paint are handed out to those gathered and the painting begins at sunrise throughout the day. The buildings stay painted until the next rainfall. This honors Shadie Von Coloure and his original idea to brighten lives by colourful buildings. The painting usually ends in a paint war between all, and has become one of the major events of the holiday. Another tradition is that all the local city artists set up a display a long a main city street to showcase their work. This brings in income to the artists and galleries around the city. On this day people are encouraged to wear the most colourful clothing they own. Some times people get very detailed and make costumes that look like works of art themselves. There is a colour parade that travels around the city with the brightest coloured, craziest patterned, and most creative idea floats you have ever seen. There is a 6ft x 400ft long banner that is painted by 400 different artists that have been chosen by the Cities Art Organizations. This is a very large honor to be chosen to have your artwork represented on the Shadie Von Coloure Banner. These banners are kept and placed in the city annually as a reminder of the importance of colour in life.
- 3. Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday. It is my favorite holiday because of the warmth in the cold winter season. Seeing family and friends, the beautiful lights, and the love that God has for us sending us his son warms my heart. That is the real reason Christmas started, celebrating Christ's birth because God sent his son to live on earth like us, and then take our place of suffering to save us.
- I think that Christmas has lost it’s original meaning because its been so “decorated” by society. All the Christmas trees, presents, and events have totally overcome the real celebration. This makes me feel sad because now people just look at Christmas as a stressful event, and thats not it at all. Its a way for retails to make money and creates the image that its all about the stuff we need not what has been given to us through Christ. I don’t know how the real meaning can be brought back unless more people become Christians because right now its a holiday everyone has adapted. Not just Christians celebrate Christmas. I think if the big image and advertisements actually turned back to focusing on Christ then people might remember the real reason for the season.
- My family always celebrates by having family and friends over for a large dinner. We also go and get a tree and decorate it as a family. We attend a Christmas Eve service and read the Christmas story before opening gifts on Christmas Day.
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