peace, sensuality, and fertility.Apple blossoms (and trees) were honored by the ancient Celts as a symbol of love, and they would decorate their bed-chambers with these blossoms to entice amorous nights. The apple blossom is also symbolic of long life. More to the point, it stands for the...
Discover the language of flowers with the Almanac’s complete chart of Flower Meanings. When selecting flowers—for a Mother’s Day bouquet, your garden, or even a tattoo—know the symbolic meaning of your favorite flowers. The History of Flower Meanings ...
As with cultures all over the world, the Chinese people have special customs for funeral services. Giving flowers in the event of a death is perfectly acceptable in Chinese culture; however, red flowers should never be sent for a funeral. White flowers are most often sent to family members o...
From lilies to roses, it turns out that theBible’s symboliclanguage of flowers can help us capture a deeper understanding of life – illustrating both its beauty and fragility. We see it in Job 14:2 “He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.....
In Japan, cherry blossom flowers symbolize the passing of time, birth, death, spring, and renewal. In China, however, these symbolic meanings are more strongly associated with plum blossoms. In China, cherry blossoms, which arrive in springtime alongside abundant new life, symbolize beauty, femini...
4Symbols of Mourning ... Traditionally lilies are presented to people who are mourning the death of a loved one because they represent the unblemished soul of the departed. Different lilies have taken on different connotations in the grieving process -- the giving of stargazer lilies, for example...
Others have symbolic meanings based on their Chinese names. Learn the importance of flowers inChinese culturealong with symbolism and taboos associated with some Chinese flowers. Iris On the lunar day May 5, Irises are hung over doors to repel evil spirits. The flower is also a symbol of spri...
The Language of Flowers: An Introduction The concept of a symbolic flower language has existed since ancient times in various cultures throughout the world.However,the significance offlower meanings peaked in the Western world during the Victorian era.The practice of sending coded bouquets was suppose...
A black rose is symbolic of death, particularly the death of old habits, and rebirth into a changed life or state of mind. Iris Iris (genus Iridaceae) symbolize the change from the dreary monotony of winter to the showny rebirth of spring and the renewal of the earth. ...
"I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys." However, floriography—a symbolic language in which various plants and flowers are assigned such meanings as love, honesty, and even hate—didn't come into full bloom until late 19th century England, when Victorians paid attention to...