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If you ask a Chinese person what is the color for the Chinese New Year, you will get “red” as the answer: The red envelopes, the red lanterns, the red firecrackers, the red Dui Lians, etc. The red color, in Chinese, symbolizes good fortune and good luck. Certain holidays associate with certain colors. This is true in many cultures. Another good example is the color green , which is the color for the Saint Patrick’s Day in Western culture. In China, however, green sometimes can be considered unlucky. For example, no one in China really wants to wear a green hat, as it means your partner or spouse is having an affair with another person. So giving someone a green hat is almost an insult. However, if you give someone in the U.S. a green hat on St. Patrick’s day or any day, the person will thank you politely. Red and green are two very interesting colors and mean the opposite things in both the U.S. and China. For example, when the stock market is doing well in the U.S., you see an ocean of green colors on the stock screen. When the market is down, you see red colors everywhere. In China, things are the opposite way: red means the market is up, and green means the market is down. Also, money in the U.S. is green. The most common bill, $100, in China, is very red and has Mao’s picture on it.

A friend asked me what kind of music sounds red? I sent him this track, which is a Chinese Folk-Rock I improvised and sang in. Please let me know if it is not red enough, I can always add more spices to it