What does the color red symbolize in different cultures?

Red is the colour of blood, and thus, life & death.

Used for strength, protection, sex, passion, courage, projection, birth, action, festivity, faith, anger, enthusiasm, life, renewal, vitality, power, aggression and achievement.

Red symbolises will, intense emotion, the Mother, the masculine principal, volcanoes, summer, the element Fire, the planet Mars, the day Tuesday and the Zodiac signs Aries & Scorpio.

Throughout Polynesia red was a sacred colour associated with both deities and the highest social classes.

The Norse saw it as a sign of magical might & main, protective power, spiritual life & vigour, aggressive force and used it as the principal colour of runes.

In the far east red is the colour of joy and fertility, thus it is a traditional colour for brides' dresses.

Use red in magic spells for deep affection, active leadership, expansion, life force, maintaining health and physical energy. It is also widely used in magical defense.

Maya - East. Checmics - South. Toltec - North. Zuni - East. Wicca - South.