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The origin for red comes from Chinese folklore.

It was believed that a long time ago, there was a monster in China, who came for offerings of children for sacrifices every lunar year. People finally found a way to chase away that monster by wearing bright red, poping fire crackers and making loud noises.

It is also considered to be lucky because, older generations believes that it chases away death, so grandparents loves to dress grandchildren up in red.

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