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Where does the tradition of rolling out the red carpet for famous people come from?

1. History of the red carpet tradition is part of an illustrious history that began on October 18th 1922, when Sid Grauman opened the Egyptian Theatre. That night, a frenzied crowd of thousands lined the streets to witness the spectacle of bright lights and glamorous celebrities, many hoping to catch a glimpse of Douglas Fairbanks, star of the opening night film, Robin Hood. Even the local press was swept up in the mania. "This night is a most auspicious one for Los Angeles, but it is still more auspicious for Hollywood. It marks Hollywood’s advent from the status of a small town to a city of metropolitan importance, where world premieres are shown," gushed the Hollywood Daily Citizen. Yet despite this unprecedented reaction from the public and the press, neither could have predicted that on that breezy October night in Hollywood, a tradition was being born that would come to personify the glitz and glamour of the movie industry even some 80 years later.

2. This tradition is significantly older than most people think.
   You will find mentioning of carpets, rugs, or other cloth (e.g. jackets and cloaks) for nobility and deities to step on already in certain old myths.
   
   It is meant to honor them and for them to avoid getting dirty shoes. Originally there was no color associated with this form of polite welcome. If the host could afford it the color chosen was in relation to rank and colors of the main visitor. Purple and dark red are royal colors. Going for a slightly lighter red than the royal red for celebrities of common descent was a fair compromise when the red carpet for celebrities came into existence.

3. It's too hide the blood stains in case of assassination attempts

Kita dah biasa sangat dah dengan budaya karpet merah ni. Kalau ada jer VIP ker, YB ker, -biasanya orang politiklah sebab aku tak pernah tengok gi ketua kampung tempat aku disambut ngan karpet merah akan susah payah kita kena cari, sewa malah beli untuk diorg pijak.

Tapi pernahkah kita nak tahu sejarah asal usul budaya ni. Benda ni aku jumpa kat internet dan harap2 sama-sama kita kongsi dan fikir. Ada juga yang aku jumpa mengatakan pada era Rom karpet merah dibentangkan untuk menyambut tetamu yang terdiri daripada rakyat jelata masa Raja buat jamuan atau pesta tahunan. Tujuan sebenar karpet merah tu ialah untuk menutup kesan-kesan darah rakyat yang dibunuh ( dizalimi) oleh Raja tersebut. Ni semua coz bodek rakyat atau nak cover line so that rakyat ingat Raja tu bagus, tapi sekarang terbalik plak, sepatutnya kalau pemimpin datang tempat kita, kita patut tunjuk apa yang sebenatnya berlaku, tanah becak, longkang sumbat, serangan anai2, cat lusuh dan segala apa yang sebenarnya realiti. Ni tak semua nak nampak elok jer. Lepas pemimpin tu balik ko tanggunglah sendiri segala malapetaka tu, Yang ko cuba selindung masa dia datang sapa suruh???? Padan muko. Tukarlah mentaliti kita yang terlalu mengagungkan pemimpin (yang bengkoklah) dan cuba menjadi lebih telus dan seperkara lagi cari dan kajilah sesuatu sebelum kita ikut mengkhinzir buta.