Red velvet, red wool, red tassels, red knots, red beads, red cotton… A search to find a group to de mystify the Oya (3D needlelace flowers with different meanings attached to them depending on the colour and style) was in vain. Instead I happened upon by accident a whole auditorium full of people singing the national anthem. The first line of which is ‘Fear not! For the red flag that proudly ripples in this glorious twilight, shall never fade…’
