How did red arise as a lucky colour in Asia even amongst different cultures/religions?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Pat12@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

In Chinese culture, red is a lucky colour; it’s often used for gift giving or weddings. Similarly in Hinduism, red is considered lucky (as far as I’ve read) and brides wear red at their weddings. The only commonality I can see between Indian culture and Chinese culture (in terms of beliefs) is Buddhism, is it because of this or something entirely different or a coincidence?

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etchinghillside@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Isn’t it the cheapest color to produce?

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- Pat12@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Do you have a source on that?
  
  I can’t see (in Chinese culture at least) that the cheapest colour would be used for something like a wedding, it would not reflect well on one’s family to use something cheap. The reds i’m referring to are bright reds, like jewel red, not like a dull/muddy red
  
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