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Nigerian traditional clothing grade

The ancients were very particular about the color of clothes. Each color represents a different social status, so there are also great regulations on clothing colors. The ancients mainly used it? Blue, yellow, red, white and black? Five colors are dominant, so the color grades are mainly: 0 1, and yellow is the noblest color. I believe everyone can see from watching TV series now that the emperor's robes are all yellow. It can be seen that yellow is the color of the imperial family, the symbol of the son of heaven, and the color with the highest social status. Even in ancient times, no one except the emperor's family could wear yellow clothes, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the son of heaven and would be severely punished, and some would even be shot.

02. Red is a noble color. Besides yellow, the noblest thing should be red. Because yellow clothing has been occupied, red was later used as the main color of some bureaucratic clothing. Red clothes generally appear on the children of court ministers and dignitaries, and are also a symbol of high social status. So later, people can't dye their nails red.

03. Cyan is a common color. Because cyan itself is a relatively plain color, which is completely different from those bright colors. Therefore, blue clothes mostly appear on the boss's surname. Their normal clothes are simple and not too fancy. There are also some intellectuals whose clothing colors are generally cyan, as if cyan really has the feeling of a scholar, which makes people feel very comfortable.

04. White is the lowest color. Why is white the lowest color? Because it is the purest color, it usually appears in places of mourning. Later, only undertaker would wear white. Until our modern times, white can't appear in some places, because it symbolizes ominous.

In ancient times, the division of clothing colors was really strict, but we are different in modern times. Everyone has the right to choose his own clothing color, but what color is the most suitable for any occasion depends on himself.