What do the red ribbon, blue ribbon, white ribbon and yellow ribbon represent now?

Red Ribbon: This is a sign of concern for AIDS. In the late 1980s, people regarded AIDS patients as a terrible disease, and AIDS patients were discriminated against. At a world AIDS conference, HIV-infected people and patients called for people's understanding in unison. A long red ribbon was thrown across the venue. Supporters cut it into small pieces and pinned the folded red ribbon to their chests with pins. Since then, many caring organizations and medical institutions concerned about AIDS have been named after the red ribbon.

Yellow ribbon: a sign of asking for help after the separation of relatives, and also a sign of praying for relatives. 197114 New York Post published a novel: a silent man sat on a long-distance bus and finally spoke under the questioning of the tourists on the same bus. It turned out that he had just been released from prison. Before he was released from prison, he wrote to his wife: If she still loves him and wants him to go back, tie a yellow ribbon on the old oak tree in the town; If there is no yellow ribbon, he will follow the car. Don't bother her anymore. The story of ............................................................................................................................................................. spread all over the world, and the yellow ribbon became a symbol of "welcoming prisoners to regain their freedom" in the United States. Later, people used yellow ribbons to express their condolences, condolences, blessings, hopes and expectations for the safety of their loved ones.

Blue Ribbon: Express gratitude, encouragement, care and love. A middle school teacher in new york decided to encourage every student and let them know their own value, so she used a blue ribbon to achieve this goal. She called the students to the podium one by one, telling everyone their influence on her, and then gave each student a blue ribbon that read "I am different and create different". Later, people used blue ribbons to express gratitude, encouragement, care and love.

Green Ribbon: It expresses social and public support for mental health work, care for mental patients and concern for their own mental health. The green ribbon embodies that the society and the public walk with mental health workers and make continuous efforts to improve people's mental health level; It shows that normal people walk with mental patients and actively create an environment suitable for mental patients to return to society; It shows that the majority of psychiatric medical staff walk with mental patients and help them realize their unremitting pursuit of life with scientific spirit and service.

White ribbon: a symbol against male violence against women. 1989 65438+On February 6th, a mob in Canada who was dissatisfied with the women's movement and outstanding female students shot and killed 14 young female college students. After the tragedy, some men's organizations in Canada launched the "White Ribbon" campaign, dedicated to eliminating violence against women. The white ribbon is the symbol of this sport. Every year from165438+1October 25th to 65438+February 6th, men in some countries all over the world wear white ribbons.

Purple ribbon: a symbol of anti-violence. The purple ribbon movement was first launched in the United States. This is a global, grassroots and spontaneous action to reduce social violence, community violence and school violence. The Purple Ribbon Movement hopes that the public will invest time and energy to understand the impact of violence on society. Wear a purple ribbon. Let's oppose violence.

This answer comes from Reader magazine, issue 13, 2008.