A colour-coded guide to the Yorkshire week

Well, we all survived Blue Monday, the day supposed to be the most miserable of the year for many of us in God's own country, and with a full 11 months to go before Black Friday prompts a mad dash for online tat, here are a few other milestones the good folk of Yorkshire have to look forward to in the weeks ahead:

Blue Monday is said to be the most depressing day of the year, but what about the other days of the week? What colour would you give them?

Taupe Tuesday

Most Tuesdays between now and mid-April are like to have a dullish, beige feel to them before the weather warms up and the sun begins to shine down on the Broad Acres again. But we can at least console ourselves that it’s always a lot more taupe in Manchester.

White Wednesday

The perfect foil to Black Friday: act like a true Tyke and spend nowt. Even on yourself.

Thistle Thursday

With two more days at work, is it any wonder that you feel a little prickly? The Latin word for Thistle is Carduus, which is the origin of the name of the French village Chardonnay. What better reason to fire up the corkscrew? The weekend starts here.

Scarlet Saturday

The colour Scarlet has always been associated with immorality, which perhaps explains the behaviour of many young people in city centres across Yorkshire most Saturday evenings. It’s also a colour associated with sacrifice, so why not stay in and renounce sinful ways? Thought not.

Sage Sunday

A day for doing all the domestic jobs that have accrued throughout the week, many of which require the clear head of someone wise enough not to have over-indulged on Scarlet Saturday. That’ll be you then. No?