Red carpet
A red carpet is usually a long rolled out carpet on which celebrities ( stars , heads of state, etc.) walk. Red carpets are often rolled out for special occasions and receptions in front of the entrance, on stairs, but also at the airport. They are designed to express the importance of the people who walk over them.
A scene in the Agamemnon of Aeschylus contains an early mention of a red carpet: Clytaimnestra has her husband Agamemnon spread a purple carpet on his return from Troy , his feet should not touch the earth. However, Agamemnon initially refuses to walk on the carpet, pointing out that a red carpet would belong to the gods. By pointing out that Priam was not afraid to step on the carpet, Agamemnon can finally be convinced. Before stepping on the carpet, however, he has his shoes removed so as not to anger the gods even more.
political representation, a state visit
Photographers go about their work on the red carpet
Fans meet celebrities
a memorial
literature
- Jürgen Hartmann: State ceremony . 4th edition, Cologne a. a. 2007.
- Thomas Neubner: Red Carpet Placement. Fashion management and prominence in the media discourse . In: NEK-Mag. Communication science magazine . 01/2014, University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute for Communication Science, Essen 2014.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Christiane Wanzeck: On the etymology of lexicalized color word combinations: Investigations using the colors red, yellow, green and blue . Rodopi, Amsterdam et al. 2003, p. 358