Alphabe-Thursday-Rainbow Summer School

 This week is the final week of Rainbow summer school and then we start back with the alphabet. Please check out all the lovely VIOLET posts over at Jenny Matlock's Place

I have always wondered why Purple- VIOLET is a Halloween color.

So I did some research.

Black and Orange are the traditional colors. PURPLE- VIOLET is also a color seen on Halloween.
Halloween
"COLOR ASSOCIATIONS” (Color Symbolism)

Black -- death, night, witches, black cats, bats, vampires
Orange -- pumpkins, jack o' lanterns, Autumn
Purple -- night, the supernatural, mysticism
Green -- goblins, monsters
Red -- blood, evil

"Black and orange are the traditional colors of Halloween. In modern Halloween images and products, purple- VIOLET, green, and red are also prominent."

 

"The use of these colors is largely a result of advertising for the holiday that dates back for over a century. They tend to be associated with various parts of Halloween's imagery."

 

 so again:

Black -- death, night, witches, black cats, bats, vampires
Orange -- pumpkins, jack o' lanterns, Autumn
Purple -- night, the supernatural, mysticism
Green -- goblins, monsters
Red -- blood, evil  

 

"I have not yet found any supporting evidence on how these colors came to symbolize the above. We must note, however, that red, orange, brown, and yellow have typically been associated with Autumn in many areas because the leaves on trees change to those colors."

 This info found at  FunTrivia

Hope you enjoyed my slight dabble into VIOLET.