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Historically the color of Power❤️

By HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)Published 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 3 min read
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RED-

Confidence

Power

Love

Danger 🔴

The Color Red❤️‍🔥 was an important pigment role in History Worldwide. For many people Red colorants were created from ochre( an earthy pigment) stood as one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The color itself stood for something Powerful and Symbolized many different types of specialties... The Ancient Egyptians and Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate triumphs.

I heard It was also an important color in China, where it was used to color early pottery and later the gates and walls of palaces. In the Renaissance, the luminous red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were stained with kermes and cochineal. The 19th century brought the introduction of the first synthetic red dyes, which replaced the traditional dyes. Red became a figurative color of communism and socialism; Soviet Russia adopted a red flag following the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, until the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Communist China adopted the red flag following the Chinese Revolution of 1949. It was adopted by North Vietnam in 1954, and by all of Vietnam in 1975.

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Since red is the shade of blood, it has historically been associated with sacrifice, danger, and courage. Modern surveys in Europe and the United States show red is also the color most commonly associated with heat, activity, passion, sexuality, anger, love, and joy. In China, India, and many other Asian countries it is the color that exemplifies happiness and good fortune.

Researched on Wikipedia- I'll share Screenshots Below ⬇️

Ochre- is the oldest known natural pigment in the world and is the earliest known pigment used by humans to paint our world Numerous years heretofore.

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RED

I vowed to recreate

The reason for this Pigment

To Stand decisive,

Forth the Battlefield

Of Love.

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RED-

The reason for

Strengths and provided

Protection for The Brave.

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RED-

Passionate and demanding.

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RED-

POWER

Of

Unity❗

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Alarming,

And,

Awareness,

Allowing

Attention❗

Red- Any of various colors resembling the color of Blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible ranges.

In ancient Egypt, red was associated with life, health, and victory. Egyptians would color themselves with red ochre during celebrations. Egyptian women used red ochre as a cosmetic to redden cheeks and lips and also used henna to color their hair and paint their nails.

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Answered

And

Announced

Angry

And

Assuming,

Anointed...

RED-

So I have some Screenshots I Shared of prehistoric pictures with the color Red existing Symbolism.

Growing up with the choices of different types of colors to choose from 🎨 People often have chosen The Color Red as A Favorite color...

I can see how because of the power the color retains. It is also a color of Attention and Strength❗

I hope that you guys enjoyed reading this article because I enjoyed putting this Together with the research I found 🔍 I was Amazed by the depth of the History of this color from back then until now...

I stayed up late working on this topic and it's past my bedtime😉...

I believe that I have been drawn closer to the color Red after working on this article.

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I don't think I mentioned that this color also represents “Spicy”.

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RED

RAGE

ALERT

SPICY

SAFEGUARD

WARNING

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The reason for this project is to make known the Power of this one Color 🟥

Although there is a lot of meaning behind this color, why am I Still feeling like it kinda represents a Bad vibe?😕🤔

Just my opinion so don't worry about telling me off in the comments😁im sure everyone looks at the color differently❗

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    Written by HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)