The family of Congressman Lewis made a request

[xmas74]

They asked that people not travel to DC during his internment due to covid. Instead, they've requested that anyone wanting to celebrate his life or mourn his passing tie a blue or purple ribbon to their door knob.

What a simple, elegant request. My daughter is already looking for ribbon around the house. Who else is joining us?

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Of course they did, patriots and decent people no matter the conditions.

Thanks for the info.

[xmas74]

2. I thought it was a lovely thought.

I hope people do it everywhere.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. The coverage yesterday of an event for him had a small crowd, and I realized

why immediately, rump virus, as I call it.

Otherwise there would have been thousands.

[ChazII]

4. Purple on the door knob. n/t

[Alliepoo]

5. Dont have purple so blue is on my front doorknob.

[Harker]

6. I have a purple ponytail band.

And it's heartfelt.

ETA:. Purple has always been my favorite color.

[AwakeAtLast]

35. Mine, too!

[Harker]

36. I think we're looking pretty sharp

in honor of a very fine man.

[AwakeAtLast]

37. Agreed! n/t

[spanone]

7. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️K&R⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

[c-rational]

8. Thanks for the info and what a lovely request from a lovely family. K&R.

[SweepPicker]

9. Purple

I live in Ravens territory so not hard to find!

[alfredo]

30. I live in Central Kentucky, so blue is easy to find.

[Cha]

10. Thank you for that request, xmas..

[marlakay]

11. What does the purple or blue stand for?

I will find some ribbon.

[CottonBear]

13. One color is for his fraternity and the other is for pancreatic cancer.

I think blue is his fraternity color and purple represents the fight to cure pancreatic cancer.

[marlakay]

33. Thanks

He was the best!

[sheshe2]

14. Not sure what it means to the family, yet...

Purple
The Meanings of Purple

Purple’s rarity in nature and the expense of creating the color and has given purple a supernatural aura for centuries. Purple is also the most powerful wavelength of the rainbow – and it’s a color with a powerful history that has evolved over time. In fact, the origins of the symbolism of purple are more significant and interesting than those of any other color.

Today, science has revealed much more about purple than our ancestors ever realized: Purple is the most powerful visible wavelength of electromagnetic energy. It’s just a few steps away from x-rays and gamma rays. (See the chart here.) Perhaps this explains why purple is associated with supernatural energy and the cosmos than with the physical world as we know it.

The Meanings of Blue

Blue has more complex and contradictory meanings than any other color. These can be easily explained by pinpointing by the specific shade of blue.

Bright blue: cleanliness, strength, dependability, coolness
(The origin of these meanings arise from the qualities of the ocean and inland waters, most of which are more tangible.)

Light (sky) blue: peace, serenity, ethereal, spiritual, infinity
(The origin of these meanings is the intangible aspects of the sky.)

Most blues convey a sense of trust, loyalty, cleanliness, and understanding. On the other hand, blue evolved as symbol of depression in American culture. “Singing the blues” and feeling blue” are good examples of the complexity of color symbolism and how it has been evolved in different cultures.

https://www.colormatters.com/the-meanings-of-colors/blue

[oasis]

12. Purple ribbon.

[NurseJackie]

15. Sounds lovely. Is there a link?

[xmas74]

23. Several places mention it.

Here's one from Montgomery.
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/07/25/john-lewis-troy-memorial-nephew-speaks-birthplace-alabama/5509883002/

Go to the last paragraph.

[NurseJackie]

27. Thanks.

[thinkingagain]

16. What a simple beautiful way to include the whole world

I just went a found a blue ribbon.

[MFGsunny]

17. BLUE RIBBON @ my front door. We continue making good trouble too, in Cong. Lewis' honor.

RESPECT.

[Delmette2.0]

18. I have a blue ribbon just waiting for a reason.

Damn I can't copy and paste a link to my gallery.
My bow covers the door knob, can't miss it.

[Docreed2003]

19. Done

Thank you for sharing this.

[gademocrat7]

20. Purple ribbon on my door knob.

Mourning the passing of a beloved man here in Atlanta.

[NoMoreRepugs]

21. I was hoping they had said the Orange Shitgibbon wasn't welcome.

[xmas74]

24. They're far too classy for that. Nt

[Javaman]

22. I wish I had blue but purple will do

This is Texas after all

[xmas74]

25. Kick for the late night crowd nt

[Totally Tunsie]

26. I have both, so will make a dual-colored bow.

Do you happen to know where this is being publicized? Social Media?

[xmas74]

31. I have a link in a reply above

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/07/25/john-lewis-troy-memorial-nephew-speaks-birthplace-alabama/5509883002/

[Blue_playwright]

28. Blue scrunchie...

... it’s what we had.

[usaf-vet]

29. If you are out and shopping go to a National hardware store.

Ask for surveyor's tape it comes in multiple colors. It's cheap. It comes in blue I know because I have several rolls. It is VERY durable. One roll could be shared with hundreds of friends.

Here is what you are looking for
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=surveyors+tape&crid=3L7Q2GIIV0GP&sprefix=survey%2Caps%2C410&ref=nb_sb_ss_organic-diversity_1_6

[xmas74]

32. That works very well nt

[Ninga]

34. I'm tying a blue ribbon on my Biden lawn sign!

[xmas74]

38. Does everyone have their ribbons?

My daughter put one on our door knob last night. She has an older car and also put one on her antenna.