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About Rainbows:

The rainbow has also been used in more contemporary settings, such as the song "Over the Rainbow" in the musical film The Wizard of Oz, the hit song "The Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and in selling Lucky Charms by alluding heavily to leprechaun mythology.

The Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, was named after a Cree Native American prophecy that stated "When the world is sick and dying, the people will rise up like Warriors of the Rainbow.…"

Rainbow Coalition is a local social action group that was started in Chicago, Illinois by Jesse Jackson from which he launched his national political and social reform platform.

Rainbow Gatherings are gatherings of hippies who come together on public lands with a stated mission to espouse the ideas of peace, love, freedom and community. In the sixties, artists like Peter Blake made use of Rainbow colours in iconic prints such as Babe Rainbow, and later, Bobbie Rainbow.

In recent years, the rainbow flag has become a symbol of the gay and lesbian rights movement and gay pride, with the different colours symbolising diversity in the gay community.

Historically, a rainbow flag was used in the German Peasants' War in the 16th century as a sign of a new era, of hope and of social change. Rainbow flags have also been used as a symbol of the Cooperative movement; as a symbol of peace, especially in Italy; to represent the Tawantin Suyu, or Inca territory, in Peru and Ecuador; by some Druze communities in the Middle east; and by the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. -- Wikipeia: rainbow

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