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What is Infinity Dots or Polka-Dots?

Regia Marinho
4 min readOct 13, 2019

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In Brazil they call Polka dots… “bolinhas” or “bolotas”.

Which one do you prefer?

They’re not called POLKA DOTS everywhere.

In Germany, polka dots are Thalertupfen, after the silver coin called a Thaler, used as currency throughout Europe until the 1800s.

In Spanish, polka dots dress is “vestido de lunares”.

Dots are called lunares, or “little moons”.

In French, clothes are à pois, or marked with peas.

The English term comes from the mass popularity of polka music in Europe and the U.S. in the 19th century.

Polka dot is a pattern of large filled circles of the same size.

Polka dots are commonly seen on fashion, toys, furniture, ceramics, and Eastern European folk art

But they appear in a wide variety of contexts.

Why polka dots are called polka dots?

Polka dots are a pattern of large filled circles, as polka dots are even in shape & size while other spots are irregular in size & shape.

The reason behind polka dots called polka dots are…

In 19th century polka dance was so popular & Europe came up with a new word, “Polkamania” which describe “Excitement”.

The modern term “Polka Dot” comes from the polka dance craze that swept through Europe in the…

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Regia Marinho
Regia Marinho

Written by Regia Marinho

I publish tech, art, food, AI, AR, architecture, interior design, fashion, and photography articles. Ideas to inspire the world through art. @regiaart

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