Why is bad to write someone's name in red ink (ZT)?

Why is bad to write someone's name in red ink?

According to Chinese ancient customs, the color red was reserved for the dead. The names of the deceased were written, painted, or engraved in red on gravestones and plaques in the village centers.

Even today many traditional people will get nervous if you write their name down in red. To write a living person's name in red means they will die soon or you want them dead.

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• 原來如此呀，學習了。謝謝美壇奇葩分享，新的一周快樂。 -紫君- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/23/2010 postreply 11:34:17

• Thank you. -美壇奇葩- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/23/2010 postreply 11:45:07

• That is a little spooky.~ -lilac09- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/23/2010 postreply 19:00:44

• The word "spooky" is perfect for this situation. -美壇奇葩- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/23/2010 postreply 19:36:21