Protection
In Biblical times, the Hebrew slaves were instructed to smear blood of a lamb on their front doors to protect their first born from the angel of death. In old Catholicism, churches painted the doors of the church red to represent the blood of Christ. Passing through the door would mean that you were on holy ground. Some Protestant and most Lutheran churches painted church doors red to identify them as part of the Reformation. In Ireland, it is believed a red door protects the occupants from ghosts and evil spirits.
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Feng Shui is a Chinese philosophy in which the arrangement and color of objects in a room relates to the flow of energy. In Feng Shui, the front door symbolizes the mouth of the home. By painting the door red, "Chi”, or positive energy is drawn into the home. It is the entry point in which abundance and opportunities find us. In China, red is considered to be the lucky or sacred color. Many doors are painted with a fresh coat of red just before the Chinese New Year to invite good luck and happiness.
Mortgage Free
A red front door means mortgage-free. In Scotland, homeowners would paint their front door red to signify that they had paid off their mortgage.
Albert Einstein painted his front door red so he could find his house.
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