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  2. Yin and yang - Wikipedia

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    Yin is the black side, and yang is the white side. Other color arrangements have included the white of yang being replaced by red. [29] The taijitu is sometimes accompanied by other shapes, [30] such as bagua. [29] [30] The relationship between yin and yang is often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and a valley. Yin ...

  3. Color in Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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    The taijitu uses black and white or red to represent the unity of yin and yang. Ancient Chinese people regarded black as the king of colors and honored black more consistently than any other color. Laozi said "know the white, keep the black", and Taoists believe black is the color of the Tao. [citation needed]

  4. Taijitu - Wikipedia

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    A second circle represents the Taiji as harboring Dualism, yin and yang, represented by filling the circle in a black-and-white pattern. In some diagrams, there is a smaller empty circle at the center of this, representing Emptiness as the foundation of duality.

  5. Black-and-white dualism - Wikipedia

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    White often represents purity or innocence in Western culture, [2] particularly as white clothing or objects, can be stained easily. In most Western countries white is the color worn by brides at weddings. Angels are typically depicted as clothed in white robes. In many Hollywood Westerns, bad cowboys wear black hats while the good ones wear white.

  6. File:Yin and Yang symbol.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: The Yin and Yang symbol with white representing Yang and black representing Yin. The symbol is a visual depiction of the intertwined duality of all things in nature, a common theme in w:Taoism.

  7. Here's What the Black History Month Colors Are and What They Mean

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    Per Parry, Negro History Week started during a time when Black history was being "misrepresented and demoralized" by white scholars who promoted ideas like the Lost Cause or the Plantation Myth ...

  8. Taegeuk - Wikipedia

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    Taegeuk (Korean: 태극; Hanja: 太極, Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛgɯk̚]) is a Sino-Korean term meaning "supreme ultimate", although it can also be translated as "great polarity / duality / extremes". [1] [2] [3] The term and its overall concept is derived from the Chinese Taiji, popularised in the west as the Yin and Yang.

  9. Here's the Real Meaning Behind the Black Heart Emoji - AOL

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    Emojis can be so helpful yet so confusing. Here's a breakdown of what the black heart emoji means and how and when it can be used.