Colors of the day in Thailand

According to ancient customs in Thailand, there is an astrological rule (which has influence from Hindu mythology) that assigns a color to each day of the week based on the color of the God who protects the day or Navagraha.[1]:22 For example, the God of Sunday is Surya who has the color red. These colors of the day are traditional Thai birthday colors. As King Bhumibol and his son were born on Mondays, Thailand is decorated with yellow on their birthdays. Thai people often wear clothes corresponding to the color of the day.

DayColor of the day[2][3]Unlucky colorCelestial BodyGod of the day
SundayRedBlueSunSurya
MondayYellow or CreamRedMoonChandra
TuesdayPinkYellow and WhiteMarsMangala
Wednesday (Day)GreenRedMercuryBudha
Wednesday (Night)GreyOrange-RedRahu
ThursdayOrange or BrownPurpleJupiterBrihaspati
FridayLight BlueDark Blue or BlackVenusShukra
SaturdayPurple or BlackGreenSaturnShani

See also

References

  1. Lee, Tien-Rein (December 2013). "The color we use in our daily life - communicating with color -" (PDF). ประชุมวิชาการ (Proceedings).
  2. Segaller, Denis (2005). Thai Ways. Bangkok: Silkworm Books. ISBN 9781628400083.
  3. "Travel in numbers and colours: Wear pink for luck on Tuesdays in". The Independent. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
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