A rainbow is made when sun shines onto drops of water. The colours of a rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. An easier way to remember the colours is the name Roy G. Biv. Another easy way to remember is Richard of York Gave Battle In Vain.
A myth about rainbows is that there is a pot of gold at the end. You can never reach the end of a rainbow so you can never get to the end. Myth-Busted!
You can create your own rainbow by facing 180 degrees from the sun and spray mist from a garden hose in front of you in a circular motion, outlining a 360 degree "rainbow".
In Greek Mythology a rainbow was considered a path for Iris to deliver messages from Heaven to Earth. The rainbow inspires metaphor. The rainbow occurs often in paintings. Frequently these have a symbolic or programmatic significance.


Great work W.S.
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