4 Ways to Paint the Town Red This Christmas

Joy marked the occasion. So we painted the town red.

Born the first day of December, I enjoy celebrating my birthday in the same month as Christmas.

Every year my special day proves fun-filled and momentous.

But where did the expression “Let’s paint the town red!” originate? And how exactly does one go about it?

Painting the Town Red

I found a plethora of answers for painting the town red. Here’s a few:

• From Google, “go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly.” Synonyms: “celebrate, have a party, live it up, have a ball.”
• “Go on a drinking bout; get drunk. Some believe it refers to setting something on fire” (The Free Dictionary).
• Violence. Dating back to the 1800’s, an article in The Phrase Finder, “The allusion is to the kind of unruly behavior that results in much blood being spilt.”

It’s sad a phrase of merriment is associated with drunkenness and violence.

Still, there’s no unruly behavior going on when the Friday’s celebrate. For my birthday, keep in mind the glitter and sparkle of painting the town red.

Entourage of Red Painters

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