Quote Originally Posted by piperdbh View Post
Do the colors in a tartan have any symbolism? For example, does white stand for purity, blue for fidelity, red for courage, etc.?
The simple answer to your question is, "No." The colors of tartan do not symbolize anything. The tartan itself is the symbol, not the colors. The tartan is the symbol of a clan, district, etc.

That being said, in a lot of modern tartan designs you will find those who design them coming up with the reason (symbols) for why they chose the colors they did. They'll say, "The green symbolize this, the yellow that..." I think this is a bad idea; that is, insisting the colors symboliz something.