Here's something about color that has always stumped me. How did it start that Blue was the designated "boy" color and pink the "girl" color? Is it purely a western tradition of sorts to decorate the nursey with the correct corresponding color?

According to Wikipedia:

- pink and blue being assigned to gender is a western tradition.
-in the 1920's pink was actually assigned to boys because "it was the more masculine and decided color while blue was considered appropraite for girls because it was more delicate and dainty."
-in the 1940's this practice had been inverted

I find it a bit amusing that pink was more "masculine" because in the 17th century pink was first defined to describe the pale red of flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. Then again, flowers have a completely different meaning today than they did in the those times. Each flower had its own meaning and to send them to someone meant different intentions. For example, in Victorian times to give someone a Lavender meant distrust while recieving a yellow Chrysanthemum hinted that you had a secret admirer. The list provided by the Society of American Florists is quite interesting. Here is the link:

http://www.aboutflowers.com/floral_b5.html



"Pink." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia. 8 Feb 2008 .

Pictures from:

-http://www.theflowerexpert.com/media/images/flowerart/flowerphotos/chrysanthemums/yellow-chrysanthemum-4.jpg

-http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/foliage-plants/lavender.jpg