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Candle Color Meanings

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Color can influence moods whether we’re conscious of it or not. Certain colors create energy which can be positive or negative. Like flowers, candle colors have meanings and have long been used for color therapy by many religions.

  1. Red is known for stimulating the appetite which is why many restaurants use the color. It can also have sexual connotations and energizes and invigorates. Red is also associated with fertility, protection and power.
  2. Pink is obviously a softer color and like flowers denotes love, morality and friendship.
  3. White represents purity and honesty. If you’re in doubt on which color to use, white should be safe.
  4. Orange symbolizes encouragement, stimulation and energy.
  5. Yellow is said to be harmonious and can calm anxiety. I’ve noticed a lot of kitchens painted yellow.
  6. Gold is a color of wealth, understanding and energy.
  7. Green is not only associated with money but fertility, luck, calmness, healing and peace.
  8. Blue is soothing and good to promote patience as well as tranquility. If you’re trying to overcome something this is a good color to use. Light blue is peaceful and harmonious and achieves a gentler mood than dark blue.
  9. Purple is for strength, spirituality, power and meditation. I recall seeing this color a lot in church.
  10. Brown is a steady stable color and is good for grounding as well as protection and healing. Brown is also for concentration and one to use for studying.
  11. Black does not have to just signify negativity and endings. It is also the color for new beginnings and can protect by absorbing negative energy as well as aid one in mourning.

I found a site that breaks down colors in more detail and also gives astrological references as well as gemstones, planets, scents and herbs if you’re interested in reading more about it.
There’s a fun color quiz if you’re interested in seeing how certain colors can cause an emotional response. It seemed to peg me today as it says I continue to persevere despite opposition and I’ve been fighting a cold.

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Learning about Chad for Kids – Lesson Plan

Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked Central African nation bordered by Lybia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger. It is the fifth largest country in Africa and is one of the poorest and most corrupt nations in the world.

Chad Basics

  • Chad is about 500,000 square miles, or 1.3 million square kilometers and has a population around 16 million. Its capital and largest city is N’Djamena.
  • Part of the Sahara Desert is in Chad, as well as an arid zone and a more fertile area. Lake Chad, for which the country is named, is the second-largest wetland area in Africa.
  • The official languages are Arabic and French, but more than 200 ethnic and linguistic groups call Chad home.
  • The land of Chad became part of French Equatorial Africa in 1920 and gained its independence in 1960, but the nation has faced civil war, coups and strife most of the time since. It has also been affected by the crisis in the neighboring Darfur region of Sudan.
  • Chad has a parliamentary system with a president and prime minister. After the president was killed by rebels in 2021, his son took over.

Chad National Symbols

The Republic of Chad’s flag features three vertical stripes of blue, yellow and red. The intent was for the colors to be a combination of the French flag and the Pan-African colors.

It was adopted in 1959 when the country was given autonomous status and has been retained ever since, though there has been concern that the flag is nearly identical to Romania’s, which sometimes causes confusion.

The national anthem is “La Tchadienne” or “Song of the Chadian.” The music was written by a Jesuit father, Paul Villard, while the lyrics were composed by another Jesuit father and his students.

 

The country has two national animals, which represent the northern and southern parts of the country: the goat and the lion. These animals are both found on the coat of arms of Chad.

The violet turaco is considered the national bird of Chad (according to some guy on X, anyway). Click through to see this pretty bird’s colorful head! The peregrine falcon is also associated with the country.

Chad Learning Activities

When learning about Chad would be a fine time to pull out your lion and goat activities. Emma Owl has some fun lion crafts, and 3 Boys and a Dog has some goat crafts and activities that may be a little bit more about farm goats, but we’ll take what we can get.

I’m not finding a lot of stuff specific to Chad, but you can find Africa activities that include Chad at Teachers Pay Teachers (and if you find a better way to search for them let me know!).

Learn about Lake Chad and see images from space to see how it has shrunk in recent decades. With older kids you can talk about why the lake is getting smaller and what people can do about it.

Listen to some traditional music from Chad and learn about common instruments like the kakaki, a long tin horn.

To try food from Chad, eat some millet! The Afrikan Store has a recipe for millet porridge that some consider the national dish of Chad, or you can try these fried millet balls from Gormandize.