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((short description|Symbols meant to show support or raise consciousness for a cause))
((More citations needed|date=April 2018))
[[File:Riban SIDA a.jpg|thumb|upright|A person wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness and support of AIDS]]

'''Awareness ribbons''' are symbols meant to show support or [[consciousness raising|raise consciousness]] for a cause. Different colors and patterns are associated with different issues.

[[Yellow ribbon]]s, in the [[United States]], are used to show that a close family member is abroad in military service. In [[Russia]], [[Belarus]] and other countries of the former [[Soviet Union]], [[ribbon of Saint George|gold and black striped ribbons]] are used to celebrate the Allies' victory in [[World War II]] (9 May). In [[Spain]] since 2017, a yellow ribbon is a symbol of solidarity with the [[2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis]] in provisional detention.

Of the uses of ribbons to draw awareness to health issues, perhaps the best-known is the [[pink ribbon]] for support of those with [[breast cancer]]. Other health and social concerns which have adopted colored ribbons include [[Alzheimer's disease]] and [[pancreatic cancer]] (purple), [[HIV/AIDS]] (red), [[mental health]] and [[mental illness]] (green), [[suicide prevention]] (yellow), and [[neurological disorder|brain disorder]] or disability (silver).

Political use of ribbons include orange ribbons to commemorate the [[Orange Revolution]] in [[Ukraine]].

Other ornaments, including flowers (of specific kinds), bracelets, and badges may serve essentially the same purpose of drawing attention to a cause. These include [[remembrance poppy|poppies]], [[rosette (decoration)|rosettes]] and [[wristband]]s.

== History ==
The first ribbons that were represented as meaningful objects in history were the tokens given to knights during the Middle Ages in Europe. The yellow ribbon came from the Puritan Army during the English Civil War. From there, it spread to the Americas, where the Army of the United States became associated with it. A yellow ribbon was mentioned in a marching song, sung by the military in the United States. In the year 1917 George A. Norton copyrighted the song for the first time. The title of the song was "Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon". In the 1940s the song was rewritten by several musicians.((citation needed|date=October 2014))

[[File:2008-08-28 Yellow ribbon marking a tree.jpg|thumb|[[Yellow ribbon]] marking a tree]]

In the early 1970s, the song "[[Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree]]" was released. Based on this song, Penney Laingen, wife of [[Iran hostage crisis|Iran hostage]] [[Bruce Laingen]], was the first who used the [[ribbons|ribbon]] as an awareness symbol. She tied yellow ribbons around trees to illustrate desire for her husband coming home. Her friends and family members followed the trend. As many individuals were able to see this message, the "ribbon became a medium."((citation needed|date=October 2014))

During the 1979–1981 spate of [[Atlanta murders of 1979–81|child murders in Atlanta]], green lapel ribbons began to be worn to show solidarity. They were of a different form than later awareness ribbons, being typically bow-shaped.<ref>((cite news | title = Philadelphian inspires sea of green ribbons for Atlanta's victims | newspaper = The New York Times | date = 15 March 1981 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/15/us/philadelphian-inspires-sea-of-green-ribbons-for-atlanta-s-victims.html | access-date = 27 June 2019 | archive-date = 27 June 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190627160037/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/15/us/philadelphian-inspires-sea-of-green-ribbons-for-atlanta-s-victims.html | url-status = live ))</ref>

In May 1986, the AIDS Faith Alliance, later to be known as Christian Action on AIDS,<ref>''The Times'', London, Saturday September 20, 1986, Court and Social</ref> held an open conference on AIDS at Notting Hill Gate in London, supported by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and other United Kingdom Christian church leaders. '''Rainbow Ribbons''' were given to everybody attending. The purpose of Christian Action on AIDS, an official [[Church of England]] charity whose founder/chairman was [[Barnaby Miln]], was to get the worldwide Christian churches involved in the crisis that was AIDS. The Christian Action on AIDS folded in 1991.((citation needed|date=October 2014))

In 1991, the [[red ribbon]] was created by the Visual AIDS Artists Caucus,<ref>CNN, "Red ribbon: Celebrating 20&nbsp;years of the iconic AIDS symbol"</ref> a New York–based group of artists and [[AIDS]] activists. They wished to create a visual symbol to demonstrate compassion for people living with AIDS and their caregivers. The color red was chosen for its "connection to blood and the idea of passion"—both anger and love.<ref>((cite web |author=Familiar Studio, familiar-studio.com |url=http://www.visualaids.org/projects/detail/the-red-ribbon-project |title=The Red Ribbon Project — Visual AIDS |publisher=Visualaids.org |access-date=2014-01-29 |archive-date=2013-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212155954/http://www.visualaids.org/projects/detail/the-red-ribbon-project |url-status=live ))</ref>  During the 1991 [[Tony Awards]], actor [[Jeremy Irons]] wore the bright [[red ribbon]] pinned on his chest. Though the symbolism of the ribbon was not allowed to be discussed on air, the media and public noticed the eye-catching ribbon, and its popularity grew overnight. The red ribbon was purposefully not copyrighted in the United States, to allow it to be worn and used widely as a symbol in the fight against AIDS. The year 1992 was declared by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "The Year of the Ribbon."

Today the red ribbon is an internationally recognized symbol of [[AIDS]] awareness and a design icon. It has led the way for many other color ribbons and awareness projects.

The [[Unicode]] character standard has a "reminder ribbon" character (🎗️) at code point U+1F397.<ref>((cite web |publisher=Unicode Consortium |url=https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F300.pdf |title=Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |access-date=2018-06-20 |archive-date=2020-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206005143/https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F300.pdf |url-status=live ))</ref> No color is specified for it, and platforms vary in its presentation; it can appear yellow, blue, or red depending on the device or software in which it is viewed.<ref>((cite web|publisher=Emojipedia|url=https://emojipedia.org/reminder-ribbon/|title=Reminder Ribbon|access-date=2018-06-20|archive-date=2018-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620153202/https://emojipedia.org/reminder-ribbon/|url-status=live))</ref>

On [[social media]], some users will add visual effects to their user icons as an "[[awareness_avatar]]", in a similar way to wearing a physical ribbon.

== Purpose and usage ==
Ribbons can be used simply to raise awareness of a disease or signify that an individual has been personally affected by that disease or condition. People often place ribbons around college campuses, throughout neighborhoods, and in public business places so that others can see them and realize they are not alone in their battle. Ribbon colors are often associated with one or more conditions but there are several sources that define what color relates to which condition. They also provide an outline of the dates in which that ribbon is significant.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/ribbons.php|title=Awareness Ribbons Chart: Color and Meaning of Awareness Ribbon Causes|work=Disabled World|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US|archive-date=2013-09-02|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130902023729/http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/ribbons.php|url-status=live))</ref> Ribbons are often promoted to signify the prevalence of a specific disease or condition.

There are ribbon colors that also associate with animals and organizations that work with animals.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://aldf.org/|title=Animal Legal Defense Fund -|website=Animal Legal Defense Fund|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-19|archive-date=2018-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919094343/https://aldf.org/|url-status=live))</ref> The Animal Legal Defense Fund fights for the rights of all animals alike while displaying an orange ribbon. Animal abuse awareness is also well known for its use of the purple ribbon.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.supportstore.com/awareness-animal-abuse.html|title=Animal Abuse Awareness|website=SupportStore.com|access-date=2018-09-19|archive-date=2018-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919094330/https://www.supportstore.com/awareness-animal-abuse.html|url-status=live))</ref>

==See also==
*[[Consciousness raising]]
*[[List of awareness ribbons]]
*[[Political colour]]

==References==
((Reflist))

== Further reading ==
* ((Cite book |last1=Hill |first1=Myleea D. |last2=Thompson-Hayes |first2=Marceline |year=2017 |title=From Awareness to Commitment in Public Health Campaigns: The Awareness Myth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oXgpDwAAQBAJ |location=Lanham, Maryland |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781498533300 |oclc=983786506))

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