They repainted the red door, which is the front door of the Main Building. It had faded with all the sunshine and I was really excited that they repainted it because it’s such a beautiful door. Here is some fun info about red front doors:
- In Feng Shui a red front door means “welcome.”
- In early American tradition, if a family had a red front door tired travelers traveling by horse and buggy would know that a home was a welcoming place to rest and that they would be able to spend the night there.
- In Biblical times, red doors indicated protection. This stemmed from the story of the Hebrew slaves who 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 believe a red door protects the occupants from evil.
- In Scotland, homeowners would paint their front door red to signify that they had paid off their mortgage.
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