During the Spring Festival, many things are red. What's the point?

Of course, for the prosperity of the new year! Red is the color of the sun and has always been a symbol of happiness and auspiciousness. This also represents that China people like to pursue a festive and lively atmosphere during the New Year. Red also represents warmth, which just sets off the festive and lively atmosphere of the New Year, full of excitement and flavor of the year.

Legend has it that Nian beast will appear on New Year's Eve, but people find that Nian beast is afraid of being red and exploding, so in addition to putting up red couplets, window grilles and lanterns, fireworks wrapped in red paper will be set off to drive Nian beast away during the New Year.

Red ward off evil spirits, and red is auspicious. Han people regard red as a symbol of happiness, success, loyalty and justice, especially red has the function of exorcising evil spirits and protecting the body.

What does red mean?

Red represents auspiciousness, jubilation, fiery, happiness, heroism, fighting spirit, revolution, exuberance and passion.

1, red represents positive optimism and enthusiasm, and the mood fluctuates greatly; Sincere and proactive, joking regardless of occasion; Dare to challenge, eager to do something vigorous; Good at expressing and neglecting to fulfill promises; It's contagious. This mountain looks higher than that one.

2. Red is a bright color, which symbolizes happiness. Since ancient times, in festivals and weddings, red has been used to show the elegance of festive events from decorations, costumes and accessories, not only to express congratulations on festivals, but also to exude inner joy from red celebrations. This symbolizes auspicious red and conveys a lasting festive atmosphere.

3. Red: festive, auspicious, lively and eye-catching. There is a kind of firecracker in China, which is full of red eyes and sounds loud. After being released, it is covered with red cannon skins, which is very festive and also a hope for the future.

Other symbols

1. In the traditional culture of China, fire in the five elements corresponds to red, and gossip also symbolizes red. Suzaku, one of the four elephants in China traditional culture, stands for red. Red also means good luck.

2. In the birthday celebration of God in China, it uses red decorations to show the celebration day.

3. In traditional western mysticism, red represents the most masculine and courageous Aries, and Mars or the numbers 1 and 9 represent pure masculinity.