sábado, 10 de janeiro de 2015

Origin of the idiom FEELING BLUE


Blue is the colour that affects our mind. It has both positive and negative meanings. It means  not only intelligence and serenity,  but also coldness and unfriendliness. There several sources about the origin of the expression.
It was first used as an adjective meaning sad by the English Poet and Author Geoffrey Chaucer's Complaint of Mars in the 14th century, a poem about love and fate.
Other origin may may be a blue demon in the 17th century.
Different sources state that it comes from the tradition of ships flying blue flags and bearing a painted blue band when their captain died.

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