Where does the red carpet tradition come from?
The first use of 'red carpet' is traced back to the play 'Agamemnon' by Greek playwright Aeschylus. In the play, King Agamemnon is welcomed by his wife to walk a "crimson path" after a war. Later, in the 1800s the red carpet was established as a part of "high-profile events", with it being used in Hollywood events in the 1920s.