Meaning of colors in rituals, religious ceremonies and festivals.

The colors in the rituals, religious and ceremonies represent emotions and feelings such as happiness, fun, sometimes sadness, sorrow but definitely the use most interesting of colors are in the fantastic and amazing dresses use by women because it reflects purity, sensuality by women, the meaning of color in this country depend of kind the ceremony.

Also we can see the meaning of colors in others aspect like for example , the colors of flag of Afghanistan represent the past, the independence struggle and progress.

In conclusion the meaning the colors in this country depends of  each people and their culture, because is not same the culture in the occident part of the country than the orient part the same country because
exist the diversity of cultures that are
very different in one place.

Religión

The Afghan culture has been influenced by Islam, but also Buddhism and Zoroastrianism. The country has been a crossroads throughout history to India, Iran and Central Asia, which has impacted on their civilization.

Rituals

• Tayammum (substitutional purification)  one has to seek purification.
• Namaz (prayers) means "being in contact" (paywastagi),  This is the arriving at, or reaching the knowledge of the true religion (dini haqq), after the purification (taharat), which means becoming free from association with the adversaries.
• Zakat (religious tax) is to teach the religion and make it reach the faithful in accordance with their capacity to understand it.
• Hajj (pilgrimage) means to abandon beliefs which one originally had, and advance by stages.

Taken from: http://ismaili.net/Source/mumtaz/behsud/ritual.html

Edited by: Alejandra Cardona