Black
Black represents a lack of color, the primordial void, emptiness. It can also
mean sorrow or mourning, in the Christian tradition of wearing black to funerals.
In this respect it can also symbolize death. Black is also linked to witchcraft
(Black Magic), evil, and the unknown, as the predominant color worn by "evil witches"
in colonial America. The stock market crash of 1929, dubbed "Black Tuesday" further
links the color with loss, depression, and despair.
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