The devil has long been associated with red hair and left hands.

The ancient Egyptians buried redheads alive because they were evil. During the Spanish 
Inquisition, reddish hair was evidence that its possessor had taken fire from hell. And between 
1483 and 1784 in Germany, thousands of redheads were tortured and burned or drowned because they 
were considered witches. And green eyes were a sign of double evilness.

For centuries, the Devil has been portrayed as being left-handed, so all left handed were guilty 
by association. Satan blesses his followers with his left hand; witches greet him with their 
left hand; and the Devil hovers over our left shoulder. In the Koran and Bible, the saved are on 
God's right; the damned are on God's left. Muslims are forbidden to touch holy scripture with
their left hand.

The word for "left" in many languages is associated with evil or the devil, or has derogatory 
meaning. Latin "sinister" has come to mean evil; Italian "mancino" means dubious or dishonest; 
in Bantu, left means hated; in Old English, "lyft" means weak or worthless; in Japanese, left 
means crazy; French "gauche" means awkward or clumsy.

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