

(Note: In North American stock markets, red is used to denote a drop in stock prices.) In East Asian stock markets, red is used to denote a rise in stock prices. Most Japanese children draw the sun as a big red circle. Red is the color of good luck in Asia and is the most popular color in China. Unique Meanings of Red in Different Cultures (All languages have words for black and white. The history of languages reveals that red is the first color after black and white.

Red districts sell sex and pornography in every European culture. Approximately 77% of all flags include red.

Red is the most popular color used on flags in the world. Red is one of the top two favorite colors of all people. Red’s global similarities are significant: Paradoxically, today’s intense red dyes come from crushed insects (the lac beetle and the cochineal). Red was almost as rare and as expensive as purple in ancient days – a fact that may explain its magic and power. It symbolized super-human heroism to the Greeks and is the color of the Christian crucifixion. Red is also a magical and religious color. Our prehistoric ancestors saw red as the color of fire and blood – energy and primal life forces – and most of red’s symbolism today arises from its powerful associations in the past. It’s the color of passionate love, seduction, violence, danger, anger, and adventure.
