Nascent Drama

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Orange in general represents Hinduism in the flags of India and Sri Lanka.

 

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Hindu gurus usually wear orange robes.

 

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In actuality, the specific shade of orange that represents Hinduism on the Indian National Flag is officially called deep saffron.

 

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Social

 

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In English heraldry, orange is considered synonymous with the tincture tenne.

 

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However, its use as a heraldic tincture is relatively rare, as it is considered a "stain" (a deprecated tincture) by some.

 

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In continental heraldry, tenne is more often deemed to denote a burnt orange colour.

 

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The colours orange and black represent the holiday Halloween (31 October) because orange is the colour of pumpkins and black is the colour of night and is associated with doom, despair and darkness.

 

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The colours orange and brown represent the United States holiday Thanksgiving.

 

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Orange is the favourite colour for people to wear to rave dances.[citation needed]

 

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Sport

 

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Orange is (usually) the colour of the Netherlands national football team and all other Dutch national teams and athletes.

 

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Orange is also the colour of the Ivory Coast national football team.

 

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In American collegiate athletics, orange is combined with other colours to form the colours for:

 

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Auburn University

 

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Boise State University

 

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Bowling Green State University

 

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Campbell University

 

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Clemson University

 

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Mercer University