Red

Symbolic system

The red is ambivalent in the symbolic system Occident ale:

the Love, the Passion, the Blood, the erotism, the generation, rejuvenation (the Phoenix), accessible heat, the Appetite, the Life, the force vital, the festival, the spectacle (decoration of the theaters and the operas red and gilded), luxury, richness, the associated emotion S (timidity, pleasure, desire), divine love. For example in the title of the novel of Stendhal, Red and the Black.
the Devil (in old Egypt Seth, the destructor, is in red), the Luxure (color of the closed houses, the prostitutes), temptation, the Feu, the destruction, death (versed blood), heat cuisante, the associated emotion S (" red of colère" , “to see red”, selfishness, hatred, infernal love).

By extension, the red it is also:

the power, the To be able, sovereignty (emperor of Rome, cardinals, dresses of magistrates), the Aristocratie (whereas it is the Jaune in the Asian cultures), the nobility. In this case, the red can go until the Pourpre.
in the crowned texts of the Christians, of the Egyptians, the Hebrews and the Arabs, the color always associated with fire and the divine love, and which symbolizes the divinity and the worship.
in the liturgy roman catholic, the color that revêt the priest for the offices of the festivals of Christ (Palm Sunday, Friday-Saint, etc), of the festivals of the Holy Ghost (Pentecost, celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation, etc), it is also the color which it carries to honor the memory with the apostles, the evangelists and the martyrs.
red Belt: the highest rank in the Judo and the Karate, corresponding to 9th and 10th daN. A red and white belt corresponds to 6th, 7th and 8th daN.
at the psychological level , the color which represents the love of life, optimism, strength, the combative instinct and its aggressive tendencies, the sexual instinct, the desire in love, passion, the need for conquest…
the symbol of the revolution and the proletariat (e.g.: The red Flag, blood poured during repressions).
the prohibition (control panel of “prohibited direction”, of “stop”, red lights), the Danger (the hot line, the Red Alert), color which attracts the eye to prevent (red trucks firemen), correction/the sanction (the red Carton, the red pen of the professor), the attention (the Croix-Rouge; in Italy the crosses of the Pharmacie S are red)
In the code of colors of electrical resistances and of the condensers, the red color corresponds to figure 2, the multiplier x100, an accuracy of 2% and a coefficient of tempréature of 50ppm. In the standard CEI 60757, one names it RD (abbreviation of red).
In the Tale S: the Little Red Riding Hood.
In the data base: the Treasury of Rackham the Red
With the caster, the 18 red numbers in opposition to the 18 numbers Black S.
In the card decks, the color of the hearts and the squares, in opposition to the spades and clover which is Noir S.
It is the color of the stopper of the full-cream milk bottles (in opposition to blue for semi-skimmed milk).
a small red pastille placed in its medium indicates the warm water tap (in opposition to blue for cool water). Formerly made out of ceramics or porcelain, it is a plastic small capsule today.

Origin of this symbolic system

It resides mainly in the fact that the red is the real color of blood, the muscles, the Bouche, of the lips, of the blood poured by the enemy, the heart (at the same time muscle and blood pump), as well as fire which crépite, embers.

In addition, the pigments were controlled quickly in the history of humanity, the Men of paleolithic used already the red for their paintings (for example in the Grotte Chauvet). For the dyers of the the Middle Ages, the red was one of the colors best controlled.

Lastly, it is a color which attracts the eye because it is not very present in nature and its scarcity makes a color of exception of it. From an optical point of view, it is also the color which excites more the cone of the human eye after the yellow.

According to a recent study, clothing red would increase the performances in the sports of combat. Another watch which the red cars are surreprésentées among the accidents. Among LEGO Bionicle, on 6 characters identical to the color close the red always has the best sales.

It thus appears that the red color has an exciting effect, whether it is due to its symbolic system or its visibility. That explains probably the red color of the Muleta in a Corrida, color which, contrary to an generally accepted idea, does not excite the bull, which does not see it.

Expressions and uses of the red

Red lantern: is said the last of a class, a classification, a peleton, a competition. In reference to the red lantern which one formerly hung to the last coach of an oar of train. Formerly, one announced the closed houses of a red lantern.
In road signs red light flickering is used with the accesses of a level crossing and danger zones of passage of plane beside the airports. Fixed red lights are even more frequently established, close to dangerous points of the public highway.
red Paperboard: used by the referees of Football to exclude a player from the ground.
the red side-lights of a vehicle indicate the back of the known as vehicle. On the planes and the boats, the red lamp indicates Babord, in opposition to the lamp Vert E which indicates Tribord.
the red meat generally indicates beef. There is also the meat Blanc He and the meat Noir E.
the Kidney beans or azuki, very appreciated in the Japanese traditional kitchen.
red Lamp: used in many professional uses, in particular above the door of a studio of recording to indicate that a sound recording or a recording is in hand.
red Light used to light a darkroom. When one develops in black and white, the emulsions known as orthochromatic are far from sensitive to the red, thus a moderate red lighting makes it possible to see what one does without being likely to veil photo paper. One says this light which it is " inactinic ".
red Fruits: used phrase in food industry to categorize a type of savor: candies, yoghourt, ice or nectar with the red fruits. It is generally about a mixture in varied proportions of currants, strawberries, raspberries, bilberries and blackcurrant.
the “hot Line” was a privileged phone line established during the cold war between the president of the USSR and the president of the United States starting from 1963.
the Red Alert is the third and more high level of alarm (after alarm Jaune and alarm orange) in the event of forecast of bad weather by Météo France (see weather Alerte). It is also more the high level of alarm of the Plan Vigipirate.
the red carpet is generally deployed at the entry of buildings with luxurious connotation (hotels, de luxe hotels, festivals). It is used to mark the reception of personalities or customers " high-end ".
red Label: Created by the law of agricultural orientation of 1960, the label is a certification which attests that an agricultural produce or a foodstuff has a whole of beforehand fixed characteristics which establish a level of higher quality.
red Cord: classification of champagne of Mumm mark.
the red ribbon is the international symbol of solidarity vis-a-vis the fight against HIV and the AIDS.
the red color on the milk bottles announces a full-cream milk (in opposition to skimmed and partially skimmed).
the Red Needles, mountainous solid mass.
the red Drapeau is the symbol of the social struggles, of the Communisme. One often opposes the black flag , or the red flag and black to him, symbols of anarchism.
the Red Army : the Soviet Army (in a strict sense of 1917 with 1946, but the term survived this period, and even at the end of Communism).
the red Guards: militia made up of young people in China Maoist, activates during the Cultural revolution.
the red wire: is said invisible bond dramaturgic which connects the successive scenes of a play in order to reveal the deep sense of work of it. It is to some extent the point of view of the author and/or the director which is expressed here.
In China, the wedding dress is red, in spite of the Western influences which prefer the white. It is the color of paper gift and a color which carries chance.

Beings, things and objects

It is the color of the Sang of the majority of the animals.
Red like anger: red Anger , it is a book in homage to Marcel Donati, militant and working poet published with the Editions Words the Lorraine ones of Longwy and which lengthily evokes the Events of Longwy and the Radio heart of steel (in fact Lorraine Cœur of Steel)
the red Wine that one finds in expressions like “drinking red”, “rough red wine which stains”…
red Fruits most known: Cerise, strawberry, Framboise, red Groseille, Airelle, fruit of the yew (toxic), fruit of the Houx,
Fruits which is not necessarily red but whose flesh is red: grenade, Water melon.
syrups of grenadine, strawberry and raspberry.
red Vegetables: Tomato, red Sweet pepper, Pepper, Radish, red Salad or Trévisane, red Beet,
As opposed to what indicates its name, the red cabbages is Violet…
popular red Fleurs: Poppy, red rose, Peony, amaryllis
Animal popular reds: ladybird, red Poisson, Mullet, Vivaneau, cardinal
red Mushrooms: Fly agaric
known red Objects: limit of fire, Extincteur, Boîte-aux-lettres in certain countries, kilometric Borne, limits snowing up, the nose of the Clown, clothing of the Father Christmas, etc the Carmin, natural dye produced starting from the cochineal, is of color bright red.
Stones and minerals: Cinnabar, Ruby, Garnet-red
Bullfighting: it is the color of the Muleta, lure which the Matador during the Faena
Cinéma uses: the red Circle, the red is put, the red Violin, Moulin-Rouge, Three Colors: Red

Red is a character in Sonic

Some photographs of usual or known things

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