tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767151676322631247.post4933990285124954240..comments2023-10-24T06:15:11.632-05:00Comments on Not Easy Being Green: Umbrella CultureJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698262421910598445noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767151676322631247.post-19903209029477365612010-04-24T01:17:33.145-05:002010-04-24T01:17:33.145-05:00Hey Noel,
Thanks for the lesson in parasols and um...Hey Noel,<br />Thanks for the lesson in parasols and umbrellas. And yes, I expect to find them in Asian cultures. That's why Africa seems an odd place to see them.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698262421910598445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767151676322631247.post-17542374917700219412010-04-23T22:51:42.498-05:002010-04-23T22:51:42.498-05:00It's a common practice in Asia especially Japa...It's a common practice in Asia especially Japan and Korea where fair skin is highly prized.ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738130518894977551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767151676322631247.post-74247102812632499922010-04-23T09:11:30.671-05:002010-04-23T09:11:30.671-05:00The words parasol and umbrella both have to do wit...The words parasol and umbrella both have to do with shading from the sun. So I guess protection from rain was a happy byproduct in less sunny climes.<br /><br />"Parasol"<br />para- "defense against" (from verb parere "to ward off") + sole "sun," from L. solem (nom. sol)<br /><br />"Umbrella"--from umbra=shade<br />umbrella<br />1609, first attested in Donne's letters, from It. ombrello, from L.L. umbrella, altered (by influence of umbra) from L. umbella "sunshade, parasol," dim. of umbra "shade, shadow" (see umbrage). A sunshade in the Mediterranean, a shelter from the rain in England; in late 17c. usage, usually as an Oriental or African symbol of dignity. Said to have been used by women in England from c.1700; the first rain-umbrella carried by a man there was traditionally c.1760, by Jonas Hathaway, noted traveler and philanthropist. Fig. sense of "authority, unifying quality" (usually in a phrase such as under the umbrella of) is recorded from 1948.<br />Protection from the sun--that's what it was made for.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382878562101636640noreply@blogger.com