Why are the eggs red? "Everything happy is red."

July 20th, 2013, 9pm

It was 21°C. The breeze was light.

I asked my mother this question while at a large family dinner to celebrate the birth of my cousin’s baby boy.

Red is an especially significant colour in Chinese culture. It’s often used to symbolize luck, happiness, and good fortune. I’m not entirely sure if this is related, but it reminds me of something the Vancouver artist/writer Douglas Coupland once said, “everything beautiful is true.” Somehow, naively beautiful.


Paul, Chris and Cassie said thanks.

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Matt Chan

design student, life learner. www.mattc.ca

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