Saturday, 21 December 2013

Red and Cultures

  • former Soviet Union  - communism  + China and Vietnam - flags are red
  • USA - Coca Cola
colour of love in most cultures: 
  • Chinese brides wear red for their wedding
  • red roses for Valentine's Day

  • In Christianity  - green and red are associated with Christmas and Santa Claus
  • Easter tradition for Orthodox Christians to colour eggs red (mean the blood of Christ) 
  • Cupidon/Devil - represented by red 
  • In China - red paper and red envelopes to wrap gifts of money; if you write someone's name in red it means you are cutting them out of your life or they have died
  • red means emergency, warnings
  • red is the colour for the STOP signs
  • Red Cross
  • Indian brides wear a red Sari - means purity
  • Sale signs in retail are red

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