Veterans Day Ribbon Meaning: What do different colors of ribbon symbolize?
The use of the blue and red Veterans Awareness Ribbon helps in creating public awareness to all veterans causes. While the blue represents the veterans that served the United States, the red in the ribbon symbolizes the blood that has been shed from those who defended the country.
To honor those who sacrificed themselves for the greater good, the United States of America deemed the November 11 of each year Veterans Day, a day that celebrates the contributions made by those who were discharged from service bar those that were dishonorable.
Although you may have seen an awareness ribbon, you might not realize how many there are or what the various colors and patterns mean, as there are awareness ribbons that represent different causes.
Although the origins of awareness ribbons are not clear, they can be traced back to medieval customs in which women gave knights tokens of their love and affection. Meanwhile, American women displayed their appreciation for their loved ones fighting overseas by donning yellow ribbons during the Civil War.
What do different colors of ribbon symbolize?
One of the most popular ribbons is the red one. It is mainly used to show support for HIV/AIDS patients, but it also symbolizes awareness to various other diseases, including heart disease, aplastic anemia and more.
Another common ribbon is the yellow one, with people wearing it to show their support to soldiers or raise awareness to suicide prevention, missing children, obesity and more.
As for the blue ribbons, they raise awareness to numerous diseases such as alopecia, dystonia and juvenile arthritis, as well as child abuse, drunk driving and school violence.
People wear orange ribbon to raise awareness to leukemia, multiple sclerosis, spinal cancer or kidney cancers, while green ribbons symbolize the fight against cerebral palsy, bipolar disorder and childhood depression.
The purple ribbon is a symbol for pancreatic cancer, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, lupus, animal abuse, Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis, fibromyalgia, sarcoidosis awareness and thyroid cancer among others.
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