The green ribbon is a symbol used to show support for various cancers. The most common cancer support shown through the lime green ribbon are for the following medical conditions:
Read more about Green Ribbon: Awareness of Medical Conditions, Levellers and Early Whig Radicals, Support of Farm Families, Awareness of Political and Cultural Issues, Other Uses
Famous quotes containing the words green and/or ribbon:
“By many a legendary tale of violence and wrong, as well as by events which have passed before their eyes, these people have been taught to look upon white men with abhorrence.... I can sympathize with the spirit which prompts the Typee warrior to guard all the passes to his valley with the point of his levelled spear, and, standing upon the beach, with his back turned upon his green home, to hold at bay the intruding European.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“I’ll tell you how the Sun rose--
A Ribbon at a time--”
—Emily Dickinson (1831–1886)