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Ask HN: Why is HN red right now?
I mean, why is the theme modified with red now instead of the usual orange?
- dontJudge 10y agoThey are wishing everyone a non-offensive, culturally nuetral Kwanzchristmachaunika. Duh!
- electic 10y agoChristmas colors. [1] [1] http://www.npr.org/2016/12/20/506215632/how-red-and-green-became-the-colors-of-christmas http://www.npr.org/2016/12/20/506215632/how-red-and-green-be...
- detaro 10y agoChristmas decorations.
- spraak 10y agoAhh ok.. thank you for explaining
- chipperyman573 10y agoIt's Christmas
- spraak 10y agoAh ok, thank you for explaining
- bigsassy 10y agoChristmas.
- spraak 10y agoAha.. thank you for explaining
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- hoorayimhelping 10y agoI assume for Christmas, given the submissions scores are alternating red and green. Merry Christmas everyone! I'm going to choose not to be cynical about this and wish everyone a happy holiday in a way that is meaningful to them, whether that is with family or alone.
- spraak 10y agook I see now, thank you
- saycheese 10y agoIt's a seasonal theme for Christmas; the numbers on the homepage are also alternating between red & green. It's not new, here's an example of prior years covering the topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8796932 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8796932 Happy Holidays!! __ Here's a InfoGraph covering some of the meanings of colors around the world: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/f0/e0/c4/f0e0c4efe52a858be1fe979f229dcbd2.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/f0/e0/c4/f0e0c4efe...
- spraak 10y agoAh ok, I didn't realize, thank you
- hellofunk 10y agoToday is a very popular holiday in many parts of the world. It's called Christmas, and always occurs on December 25. Red is a common color for that holiday.
- spraak 10y agoAh I see, thank you for explaining
- modin 10y agoIt's celebrated on the 25th in many parts of the world, but not all. Swede here, we celebrated 24th. Also Russia celebrates on January 7th.
- hellofunk 10y agoWith Russia, you were talking about orthodox Christmas, which is a slightly different holiday with a slightly different tradition. The word "Orthodox" should be part of the description.
- LAMike 10y agoThey are celebrating the birth of Jesus
- trav4225 10y agobut... that's bigotry! ;)
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- samyang 10y agoupdate your anti-virus software.
- webmaven 10y agoBecause it's Isaac Newton's Birthday! We celebrate the falling of the apple on his head with red and green (both common apple colors).
- vram22 10y agoThey forgot one color though - blue. Coz his head would be black and blue from the hit from the apple. (We have black already in the text).