20230816 : Red carpet welcome
I watched on TV today a dignitary of one country visiting another country - friendly countries. They gave a grand reception. It was a " Red Carpet " reception. Needless to say - everything was Red. The carpet, some clothing draped here and there etc . I was thinking about this. Why is it " Red " Carpet? Everything we do and associate with "Red" isn't really friendly. Red lights means stop. Red flag means war, red flags mean alerts/ alarms. Red status means things are not going well all the way to an uncomfortable to speak profession being carried out in a Red light area. So why do we use Red? I tried to look into it online. Surely, there must be some concrete rational that I don't know. Actually, there isn't. A common and general explanation I found is Red is majestic and grand and hence is used. "In which age" I ask? Maybe couple of centuries ago, when tyranny was respected, wars and agression was prevalent etc. Right now we are loo