Seeing RED
The ancient Egyptians considered themselves a red race and painted their bodies with red dye for emphasis.
For the ancient Romans, a red flag was a signal for battle.
In Russia, red means beautiful. The Bolsheviks used a red flag as their symbol when they overthrew the Tsar in 1917. That is how red became the color of communism.
In India, red is the symbol for a soldier.
In South Africa, red is the color of mourning. {I didn't know that?}
In China, red is the color of good luck, properity and joy. It's used as a holiday and wedding color. Chinese babies are given their names at a red-egg ceremony, and front doors are often painted red.
In Greece, eggs are dyed red for good luck at Easter time.
The “Redshirts” were the soldiers of the Italian leader Garibaldi, who unified modern Italy in the nineteenth century.
Red is the color most commonly found in national flags.
For the ancient Romans, a red flag was a signal for battle.
In Russia, red means beautiful. The Bolsheviks used a red flag as their symbol when they overthrew the Tsar in 1917. That is how red became the color of communism.
In India, red is the symbol for a soldier.
In South Africa, red is the color of mourning. {I didn't know that?}
In China, red is the color of good luck, properity and joy. It's used as a holiday and wedding color. Chinese babies are given their names at a red-egg ceremony, and front doors are often painted red.
In Greece, eggs are dyed red for good luck at Easter time.
The “Redshirts” were the soldiers of the Italian leader Garibaldi, who unified modern Italy in the nineteenth century.
Red is the color most commonly found in national flags.