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Why Do We Use Blue for Boy Babies and Pink for Girls?

July 16, 2020 by Karen Hill

In ancient times, people believed that evil spirits could do harm to infants. They also believed that these evil spirits were allergic to certain colors, especially blue. Since blue was the color of the Heavenly sky, it was the color that was supposed to make evil spirits powerless and drive them away.

This belief in the powers of “blue” still exists in some parts of the world today. In the Middle East, Arabs often paint the doors of their houses blue to frighten away demons. They also dress young children in blue to protect them from these evil forces.

During all these times in history, female babies were considered inferior to males, so people never bothered to assign a special color to protect them. It was only in later years that parents decided that girls shouldn’t be neglected, so they gave them pink.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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