8 Mind-Boggling Optical Illusions

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Berlin - Festival of Lights 2009

For the fifth time, the FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS™ will turn Berlin into a sparkling metropolis with a firework of illuminations and events for two weeks from 14th to 25th October, 2009. World-famous historical landmarks and spots in Berlin, e.g. the Brandenburg Gate, the Television or Radio Tower will be staged impressively by means of light, events, projections and fireworks. Complementary to the festival, there will be numerous cultural events dealing with the subject “light”.

Color in Culture

Hieronymus Bosch’s “Adoration of the Magi”

In European paintings, colors have a symbolic character. The Magi in red portray royalty and purple of Mary's gown is a symbol of royalty.

Color symbolism vary dramatically between cultures. Colors evoke emotions and have positive and negative connotations. The traditional Chinese wedding shouts red while funeral are drapped in white. On the other spectrum, the Western wedding is white and funeral is in black.

White - The Soul Food

White - the language of food. Ice cream, cheese, coconut, mashed potatoes, yogurt, fish and rice are generally served in white china set in white table cloth and napkins by white jacketed wait staff.

White or near white colors are our favourite food colors. Restaurants and cafes in white suggest comfort, good nutrition, cleanliness and wholesomeness.

The next favourite color for diners is brown. Whole grains, bread, tea, beans come in this shade.

Of the opposite scale, blue and black kills the appetite. Can you recall any blue leafy vegetables?