Editing Red (section)

=== Courage and sacrifice ===
Surveys show that red is the color most associated with courage.<ref name=":1" />{{Rp|43}} In western countries red is a symbol of martyrs and sacrifice, particularly because of its association with blood.<ref name=":2"/> Beginning in the Middle Ages, the Pope and Cardinals of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] wore red to symbolize the blood of Christ and the Christian martyrs. The banner of the Christian soldiers in the [[First Crusade]] was a red cross on a white field, the [[St. George's Cross]].  According to Christian tradition, [[Saint George]] was a Roman soldier who was a member of the guards of the Emperor [[Diocletian]], who refused to renounce his Christian faith and was martyred. The Saint George's Cross became the [[Flag of England]] in the 16th century, and now is part of the [[Union Flag]] of the United Kingdom, as well as the Flag of the Republic of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]].<ref name=":3"/>{{Rp|36}}

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Robert Gibb - The Thin Red Line.jpg|[[Robert Gibb (painter)|Robert Gibb]]'s 1881 painting, ''[[The Thin Red Line (painting)|The Thin Red Line]]'', depicting [[The Thin Red Line (Battle of Balaclava)|The Thin Red Line]] at the [[Battle of Balaclava]] (1854), when a line of the Scottish Highland infantry repulsed a Russian cavalry charge. The name was given by the British press as a symbol of courage against the odds.
Poppies in the Sunset on Lake Geneva.jpg|The red [[poppy]] flower is worn on [[Remembrance Day]] in [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries to honor soldiers who died in the First World War.
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