"I tried to express, through green and red, the terrible passions of humanity." - Vincent van Gogh, on his piece entitled Night Cafe. Van Gogh's paintings demonstrate, among other things, the emotional intensity that accompanies color.

When red is featured in a dream the tint or shade carries different meanings. A light tint of red - suggests the glory of success, hot reds - signify the stress of family quarrels, crimson hues - foretell of happy news from a friend and red hair on a beautiful woman suggests that you will receive unexpected good news.

The bullfight dates back over 2,000 years to Roman times. The matador wields a red cape, the muletta, with which he or she taunts the bull. Actually, the cape heightens the drama more for the audience since the bull is color blind

The red color of the barns that dot the New England landscape serve more of a practical purpose than aesthetic one. Red barns are warmer in the winter because the color red absorbs more of the sun's rays than many other colors. The "little red schoolhouses" of early America were likely painted red for similar reasons

In the Alps, as well as in other Arctic and alpine regions, minute algae called Protococcus nivalis can turn snow red. The algae make the snow look like it is sprinkled with red gemstones. As beautiful as this sight may be, however, some people regard red snow as an omen of evil

In the 17th century, clever ladies of the French court carried limes with them. They discovered that when they bit into them regularly, their lips would redden.

In order to see the color red, the lens of the eye has to make a special adjustment to focus on the red wavelength, and this focal adjustment makes red appear to advance or zoom in.

Transportation experts are voicing louder opinions concerning the safety of red fire engines, claiming that bright yellow/greens (lime yellow) are much more visible, especially at fading twilight when red turns into muddy brown.

Because red is the color of blood, it is associated with strength, health, and passion.   For example, we admire rosy cheeks.  Then there is the "Scarlet Letter" signifying a fallen and sinful woman; the red dress is also associated with
the "ladies of the night."