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I was going through random threads in the archives like I the bored autist I am, and found something I thought deserved to be posted here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vjc_lfbVkA

Anon, in ancient Chinese magic and philosphy, particularly in wuxing (lit. "five elements"), the color associated with the element of earth is yellow. Since Japan literally based their entire culture off of China, they imported wuxing as well (where it's known as "gogyou"). The symbol in the middle of the elements, a pentagram, was interpreted in Japan as a seiman (a pentagram used in Onmyodo magic and Shinto mysticism). The Shinto text "Kiki" uses metaphors based on wuxing and explains genealogies of gods through wuxing as well. This is why "The Ground's Color is Yellow" is the title for the song associated with the Hakurei shrine, a Shinto shrine currently owned by shrine maiden Hakurei Reimu.

Also the first setence of the classic Chinese poem "Thousand Character Classic" is literally "The sky is black, the earth is yellow; space and time are vast and limitless". The legendary Japanese scholar Wani Kishi is said to have translated the "Thousand Character Classic" from Chinese into Japanese. The only sources of Wani's life are the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the two foundational Shinto texts. In fact, the Kojiki mentions the classic by name. So it's no wonder that that title was chosen for the music track. Oh and the element of earth (symbolized by yellow), according to wuxing, has a perfect balance of ying and yang. Reimu has the Hakurei Ying Yang Orb. In AoCF, the remix has "~ Primrose" attached to the end. Makes sense considering the title of the game, but it more has to do with the fact that primroses are yellow. Like the earth and like Reimu's ascot. What's more is that primroses are considered spring plants in Japanese. AoCF takes place in the spring before HSiFS and Reimu's main season associated with her in that game is, well, spring. So there you are anon.

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Anon, in ancient Chinese magic and philosphy, particularly in wuxing (lit. "five elements"), the color associated with the element of earth is yellow. Since Japan literally based their entire culture off of China, they imported wuxing as well (where it's known as "gogyou"). The symbol in the middle of the elements, a pentagram, was interpreted in Japan as a seiman (a pentagram used in Onmyodo magic and Shinto mysticism). The Shinto text "Kiki" uses metaphors based on wuxing and explains genealogies of gods through wuxing as well. This is why "The Ground's Color is Yellow" is the title for the song associated with the Hakurei shrine, a Shinto shrine currently owned by shrine maiden Hakurei Reimu.

Also the first setence of the classic Chinese poem "Thousand Character Classic" is literally "The sky is black, the earth is yellow; space and time are vast and limitless". The legendary Japanese scholar Wani Kishi is said to have translated the "Thousand Character Classic" from Chinese into Japanese. The only sources of Wani's life are the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the two foundational Shinto texts. In fact, the Kojiki mentions the classic by name. So it's no wonder that that title was chosen for the music track. Oh and the element of earth (symbolized by yellow), according to wuxing, has a perfect balance of ying and yang. Reimu has the Hakurei Ying Yang Orb. In AoCF, the remix has "~ Primrose" attached to the end. Makes sense considering the title of the game, but it more has to do with the fact that primroses are yellow. Like the earth and like Reimu's ascot. What's more is that primroses are considered spring plants in Japanese. AoCF takes place in the spring before HSiFS and Reimu's main season associated with her in that game is, well, spring. So there you are anon.