What is the significance of red in China traditional culture?

Each color has its own representative meaning. For example, white represents cleanliness and purity, and black represents dullness and calmness. Each color can even represent a kind of people, because it has its own meaning, and every country will have its own representative color. Red has always been very important in our history. In the impression of China people, red means auspiciousness, prosperity and happiness. It is always used when holding some important events in life, and it is also a very common color during the Spring Festival.

First, the development of red gives people the impression that red is conspicuous and warm, as if it has infinite vitality. Red represents enthusiasm in character, so there are idioms such as enthusiasm, and red sometimes represents anger. Therefore, in film and television dramas, when portraying characters' emotions, the usage rate of red is still very high. Red also represents celebration and is often used in weddings. Red is also the color of our national flag, which is very dignified and attractive.

Second, the red color of the Spring Festival now basically represents prosperity and good luck. The red color of the Spring Festival also means happy Spring Festival. The reason why red can become the mainstream color of the Spring Festival is because there is a legend behind it, that is, the legend about Nian beast. Nian beast is a disaster for human beings, but it is afraid of red alone, so people have found a way to subdue Nian beast, that is, putting up red couplets and hanging red lanterns. As time goes by, red represents the meaning of auspiciousness and peace, and it also represents many other meanings.

Third, family happiness. Red also implies family happiness and prosperous career. In our traditional Chinese wedding, red is the most common color. The bride and groom's clothes are all red, and the layout inside the house is also red, which means that the life of the new couple can be prosperous and very festive. Only now, the red wedding dress has been gradually replaced by some white wedding dresses in the west, but the beautiful meaning of red has always remained in the lives of China people, and this will not change.