Red is my favorite color and it varies from scarlet to crimson and can vary in shade from red pink to burgundy.
It reminds me of Chinese New Year, Christmas, and Valentine's Day.
Yes I often associated red with those holidays as well. I also find it interesting that iron oxide gives the color red to the planet Mars.
The planets, too, huh. I hadn't thought about that.
Red is apparently quite an important color as it was made from ochre and one of the first colors used in prehistoric art.
I've heard it was a color that showed wealth, but I don't really know if that is true.
You are correct! During the Renaissance, red costumes for nobility and wealthy were dyed with cochineal and kermes.