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50 Breathtaking Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

50 Breathtaking Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Interesting tales about a Rainbow

Rainbow was considered to be a path made by a messenger Iris between earth and heaven in Greek mythology. The Chinese believed that the rainbow was a slit in the sky sealed by Goddess Nuwa using stones of five different colours. The Irish leprechaun’s secret hiding place for his pot of gold is usually believed to be at the end of the rainbow. In Silesia, an obscure area of eastern Europe, it was said that the angels kept tons of gold there and that only a nude man could obtain the prize. Well! I hope nobody tries it.

In the olden days, some Europeans believed that anyone passing beneath the rainbow would be transformed, man into woman and woman into man!

The Bible also talks about the rainbow. After Noah’s Deluge, the Bible relates that the rainbow gained meaning as the sign of God’s promise that terrestrial life would never again be destroyed by flood (read Genesis 9.13-15). Many people believe the rainbow is a ray of light falling to earth whenever Saint Peter opens the gates of heaven to let another soul in. It also has a supreme place in Hindu mythology. The rainbow is called Indradhanush, which means bow of God Indra, who is the God of lightening and thunder. Arabian’s have a similar story. In Arabia it is called the cloud’s bow or Allah’s bow. In Islam the rainbow is not made of seven colours but of four, red, yellow, green and blue related to the four elements.

In the Younger Edda it is described as a tricoloured bridge to Asgard, very skillfully built by the gods. In Croatia the rainbow is God’s seat, while in Greenland the rainbow is the hem of God’s garments. In Africa the rainbow encircles the earth and is a guardian to heaven. In German mythology it is a bowl God used to hold his paints while coloring the birds. Isn’t that a beautiful imagination ever described in a simplest form?

Rainbows even helped mankind to know how to make love. A Japanese myth tells of the first man Isanagi and the first woman Isanami who stood on the floating bridge of heaven while creating the island of Onogoro. They then walked down to earth on this rainbow bridge( Niji), watched all the animals around them and learned how to make love. That’s not all they watched the birds and learned to eat with chopsticks.

In the olden days, some Europeans believed that anyone passing beneath the rainbow would be transformed, man into woman and woman into man! Well, the ones who are thinking about having a gender change, then this is an easier, less painful and no expensive method.

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

Abstract Rainbow Wallpapers

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  • Deependra

    Extremely beautiful and amazing pictures. Thanks for sharing !

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