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[[Image:The red carpet at Tribeca Film Festival by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|The red carpet at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]; to the left is [[Rachael Harris]]]]A '''red carpet''' is a strip of [[carpet]] in the colour red, which is laid out to welcome [[Very Important Person|VIP]]s such as dignitaries and [[celebrity|celebrities]] at formal events. |
[[Image:The red carpet at Tribeca Film Festival by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|The red carpet at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]; to the left is [[Rachael Harris]]]]A '''red carpet''' is a strip of [[carpet]] in the colour red, which is laid out to welcome [[Very Important Person|VIP]]s such as dignitaries and [[celebrity|celebrities]] at formal events. |
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"Red carpet" also occurs in phrases such as "the red carpet treatment" and "rolling out the red carpet", which refer to any special efforts made in the interests of [[hospitality]]. |
"Red carpet" also occurs in phrases such as "the red carpet treatment" and "rolling out the red carpet", which refer to any special efforts made in the interests of [[hospitality]]. |
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The earliest known reference to walking a red carpet in literature is in the play ''[[The Oresteia|Agamemnon]]'' by [[Aeschylus]], written in [[458 BC]]. When the title character returns from Troy, he is greeted by his vengeful wife Clytemnestra who offers him a red path to walk upon: |
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''"Now my beloved, step down from your chariot, and let not your foot, my lord, touch the Earth. Servants, let there be spread before the house he never expected to see, where Justice leads him in, a crimson path."'' |
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Agamemnon, knowing that only Gods walk on such luxury, responds with trepidation: |
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''"I am a mortal, a man; I cannot trample upon these tinted splendors without fear thrown in my path."'' |
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In [[1902]], The [[New York Central Railroad]] used plush crimson carpets to direct people as they boarded their ''[[20th Century Limited]]'' passenger train. This is believed to be the earliest modern use of the "red carpet treatment" as part of ceremony. <ref>{{cite web|url= http://ask.yahoo.com/20050916.html |title= How did "red carpet" come to be synonymous with royal treatment? |work= Ask Yahoo |date= [[2005-09-16]] |accessdate = 2008-03-09}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:12, 15 May 2008
A red carpet is a strip of carpet in the colour red, which is laid out to welcome VIPs such as dignitaries and celebrities at formal events.
"Red carpet" also occurs in phrases such as "the red carpet treatment" and "rolling out the red carpet", which refer to any special efforts made in the interests of hospitality.
The earliest known reference to walking a red carpet in literature is in the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus, written in 458 BC. When the title character returns from Troy, he is greeted by his vengeful wife Clytemnestra who offers him a red path to walk upon:
"Now my beloved, step down from your chariot, and let not your foot, my lord, touch the Earth. Servants, let there be spread before the house he never expected to see, where Justice leads him in, a crimson path."
Agamemnon, knowing that only Gods walk on such luxury, responds with trepidation:
"I am a mortal, a man; I cannot trample upon these tinted splendors without fear thrown in my path."
In 1902, The New York Central Railroad used plush crimson carpets to direct people as they boarded their 20th Century Limited passenger train. This is believed to be the earliest modern use of the "red carpet treatment" as part of ceremony. [1]
- ^ "How did "red carpet" come to be synonymous with royal treatment?". Ask Yahoo. 2005-09-16. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
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