Colours in different cultures

RED:

Europe: red is the color of love
China: good luck, happiness, communism
USA: red and green are for Christmas, red and white are for Valentine's day
South Africa: mourning
India: red and green is a common color combination for clothing

WHITE:

Europe: marriage
China: death, a women never wears white unless she is in deep mourning
India: purity; also colour of mourning
Iran: sacred colour and the symbol of peace
Japan: colour of god; also colour of mourning

BLUE:

Iran: mourning
China: immortality; workers' uniforms; blue-colored gifts are associated with death
Hinduism: the color of Krishna
Egypt: dark blue is a mourning colour

GREEN:

USA: luck, money, spring
Europe: St. Patrick's day, spring
Egypt: national colour; it is sacred among Muslims

BLACK:

USA: colour for mourning and for formal wear
Egypt: preparation of rebirth, not death
Iran: mourning
New Zealand: national colour

YELLOW:

Egypt: yellow and white are wedding colours
India: Yellow and red are traditional colors for weddings
USA: spring, joy, cowardliness