1. In ancient times, the names of prisoners to be executed were written in red ink;

2. In legend, the name of Rebecca's soul is also written in red pen;

Writing other people's names in red is a curse to others' death, which is very unlucky.

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The significance of red in China customs;

Red is the favorite color of the Chinese nation, and even once became the cultural totem and spiritual conversion of China people. In the traditional culture of China, the color corresponding to fire in the five elements is red.

Whether in ancient times or today, regardless of the height of temples or the distance between rivers and lakes, regardless of grand celebrations or villagers' customs, regardless of daughters' dressing up or literati playing with ink, China people are widely using red.

In China culture, red is a symbol of loyalty. For example, as we all know, Guan Yunchang's portrait is always red-faced, and we think that Guan Yunchang is "red-faced and red-hearted". In the cultural history of China, the noble sentiments of the sages condensed into a red map of Dan Xin.