What colour is a Carrot?

Today I wore oranje... I will wear oranje on monday as well.

Why did I wear oranje today

Netherlands 2, Cameroon 1

I am not a soccer or football fan at all, but I might become one.

12 years ago I was in the Netherlands when they were playing Brazil during the World Cup.

The country was draped in Orange, or Oranje if you please. Oranje fabric draped buildings and orange banner bunting draped the entire Nation.

They lost the game 12 years ago, but if I am reading the stats correctly, they are doing quite well now.

Why Orange? The Netherlands team colour is Oranje in honour of their Royal Family which descends from the House of Orange. The Crown Prince is given the title "The Prince of Orange".

How much do people from the Netherlands love their Royal Family and the colour Orange? Well what colour is a carrot? It is orange now, but in the 16th century it was purple. Dutch Botanists successfully bred carrots to be orange, rumour has it to honour their Royal House.

Canada, Ukraine, and Poland are not in the world cup, thankfully I can cheer for part of my ancestral heritage when I put on the Oranje and cheer for the Netherlands on Monday!