saffron crimson-colored robes
 | These are monks in Burma. They wear "saffron" according to the media, but it's really more maroon. Or crimson. Or red, anyway. Not yellow. |
 | This is a Cambodian monk. Like those across the border in Vietnam, he is wearing saffron-colored robes. He really is. |
 | And these are monks in Tibet. Sometimes they have yellow scarves or under-robes, but generally they wear? Yes. Red. |
So, what did the story about Tibetan monks demonstrating in the streets say?
A lockdown of three monasteries in the Lhasa area remained in effect to block saffron-robed monks from returning to the streets, as they did Monday and Tuesday.Red called yellow. More of the same, right? We've seen it before.
But wait! headsup the blog has a news flash!
Re TIBET (Johnson) We'll move a CORRECTED version of the story momentarily to CORRECT the color of the monks' robes in graf 3 to crimson (NOT saffron).Head over for the details.
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At 12:03 PM, March 15, 2008
John Pieret had this to say...
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At 7:45 PM, March 15, 2008
incunabular had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->One source of the confusion may be that saffron threads (the stigmas of the saffron crocus) are crimson, while the color imparted to the foods that it is added to (such as rice) is yellow. Thus, either color might be described as "saffron."
Yeah, I was going to say the same thing.
The saffron I add to my boiling water is a crimson red color. But it dyes the rice yellow.
I am also reminded of a Sisters of Mercy lyric: "Her eyes were cobalt red. Her voice was cobalt blue. I see no purple light crashing out of you."
Great - now I have to go see what color cobalt is!
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