pink for girls) were used from the mid-19th century on christening gowns in Paris, and to a limited extent in the United States. In St. Petersburg (Russia) ribbons of the same color scheme were used on white funeral shrouds for children. In Australia and New Zealand, safe seats are sometimes described as "blue-ribbon seats". As blue is associated with the right-wing Liberal Party of Australia, safe Labor seats are sometimes called "red-ribbon seats". Since the 2014 Hong Kong Protests and 2019 Hong Kong Protests, blue ribbons were used as a symbol for people supporting Hong Kong Police, pro-government parties, Hong Kong government and Chinese government. Companies and products The Italian Peroni Brewery has a beer "Nastro Azzurro" referring to the Blue Riband held by the Italian SS Rex from 1933 to 1935. Beginning in the 1940s, Warner Bros., in a cost-conserving effort, began to reissue its backlog of color cartoons under a new program which they called Merrie Melodies "Blue Ribbon" reissues. For the reissue, the original front-and-end title sequences were altered. Blue Ribbon Barbecue is a chain of two restaurants and a catering service in the Boston suburbs. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, which got its name from originally having a blue ribbon tied around the neck of the bottle (between 1882 and 1916). Blue Ribbon is a brand of ice cream sold in Australia and owned by Unilever. Blue Ribbon Dive Resort is a 5 Star PADI dive resort in Mabini, Anilao in the Philippines See also Blue Riband (disambiguation) for other uses of the term Blue Riband Blue Ribbon Awards Blue Ribbon Schools Program Medals of Honor (Japan) References External links Awareness ribbon Ribbon, blue