Awareness ribbon
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Awareness ribbons are symbols meant to show support or raise consciousness for a cause. Different colors and patterns are associated with different issues.
Of the uses of ribbons to draw awareness to health issues, perhaps the best-known is the
Political use of ribbons include orange ribbons to commemorate the Orange Revolution in Ukraine.
Other ornaments, including flowers (of specific kinds), bracelets, and badges may serve essentially the same purpose of drawing attention to a cause. These include poppies, rosettes and wristbands.
History
The first ribbons that were represented as meaningful objects in history were the tokens given to knights during the Middle Ages in Europe. The yellow ribbon came from the Puritan Army during the English Civil War. From there, it spread to the Americas, where the Army of the United States became associated with it. A yellow ribbon was mentioned in a marching song, sung by the military in the United States. In the year 1917 George A. Norton copyrighted the song for the first time. The title of the song was "Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon". In the 1940s the song was rewritten by several musicians.[citation needed]
In the early 1970s, the song "
During the 1979–1981 spate of
In May 1986, the AIDS Faith Alliance, later to be known as Christian Action on AIDS,[2] held an open conference on AIDS at Notting Hill Gate in London, supported by the Archbishop of Canterbury and other United Kingdom Christian church leaders. Rainbow Ribbons were given to everybody attending. The purpose of Christian Action on AIDS, an official Church of England charity whose founder/chairman was Barnaby Miln, was to get the worldwide Christian churches involved in the crisis that was AIDS. The Christian Action on AIDS folded in 1991.[citation needed]
In 1991, the
Today the red ribbon is an internationally recognized symbol of
The Unicode character standard has a "reminder ribbon" character (🎗️) at code point U+1F397.[5] No color is specified for it, and platforms vary in its presentation; it can appear yellow, blue, or red depending on the device or software in which it is viewed.[6]
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Purpose and usage
Ribbons can be used simply to raise awareness of a disease or signify that an individual has been personally affected by that disease or condition. People often place ribbons around college campuses, throughout neighborhoods, and in public business places so that others can see them and realize they are not alone in their battle. Ribbon colors are often associated with one or more conditions but there are several sources that define what color relates to which condition. They also provide an outline of the dates in which that ribbon is significant.[7] Ribbons are often promoted to signify the prevalence of a specific disease or condition.
There are ribbon colors that also associate with animals and organizations that work with animals.[8] The Animal Legal Defense Fund fights for the rights of all animals alike while displaying an orange ribbon. Animal abuse awareness is also well known for its use of the purple ribbon.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Philadelphian inspires sea of green ribbons for Atlanta's victims". The New York Times. 15 March 1981. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ The Times, London, Saturday September 20, 1986, Court and Social
- ^ CNN, "Red ribbon: Celebrating 20 years of the iconic AIDS symbol"
- ^ Familiar Studio, familiar-studio.com. "The Red Ribbon Project — Visual AIDS". Visualaids.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs" (PDF). Unicode Consortium. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Reminder Ribbon". Emojipedia. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Awareness Ribbons Chart: Color and Meaning of Awareness Ribbon Causes". Disabled World. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ "Animal Legal Defense Fund -". Animal Legal Defense Fund. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ "Animal Abuse Awareness". SupportStore.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
Further reading
- Hill, Myleea D.; Thompson-Hayes, Marceline (2017). From Awareness to Commitment in Public Health Campaigns: The Awareness Myth. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. OCLC 983786506.