Unveiling Thailand’s Weekly Palette: Seven Days, Seven Colors!

Can you recall your early days in school? Kindergarten marks the milestone where kids begin to pick up social skills and navigate the world beyond their families. So, I suppose your first days in school involved a lot of group activities aimed at teaching you discipline and the importance of sharing. Well, my first days in school in Thailand didn’t quite unfold that way, at least not from what I can recall. We learned something that seemed more important: memorizing the seven colors for the seven days of the week!

The color code for the week goes like this: Monday is all about yellow, Tuesday rocks pink, Wednesday vibes with green, Thursday goes with orange, Friday gets cool in blue, Saturday flaunts purple, and Sunday concludes in red. Now, you might be wondering, where in the world did this rainbow routine come from? Who is the mastermind behind assigning each day its own color? Well, it stems from Hinduism (I know, on our Thai ID cards, the majority of us identify as Buddhists, but that’s a whole other story). Each day is named after a celestial deity that is in charge of each planet, and the color corresponds with the color of that deity’s body.

Back in the day, people, especially the elites, rocked outfits that matched the color of the day. This tradition still holds true as a cultural influence today, to the extent that when I was a kid, I mistakenly assumed that the color code was universally common knowledge (If it wasn’t that big of a deal, then why would they bother teaching us at a young age, right?).

Now you might wonder, wouldn’t it be dull to have just one color option for each day? There is actually a range of color options for each day, and each suggested color promotes different aspects of your life. Intrigued? Dive straight into the vibrant details in this article.

Indonesian Translation: cultureflipper.com/blog/mengungkap-palet-warna-mingguan-thailand-tujuh-hari-tujuh-warna