The flowers were greatly appreciated since the dawn of civilization. The ancient Egyptians painted on the walls of the temple and the remains of withered flowers in ancient tombs have been found all over the world. The delicate and colorful beauty of flowers has abounded to many cultural and symbolic meanings of fairy tales on the flowers from the earliest times, but not in the Western world until the late Middle Ages. Floral representations are all forms have been receivedand materials of artistic effort - painting, hardware, furniture, textiles and so on. Floral names have also decorated our daughters. Although less common now, were names like Rose, Daisy, Myrtle, Pansy, and even the honey, once very popular.
In Europe, the match began to blossom in 1700, when Charles II of Sweden introduced the Persian custom, known as the "language of flowers". The advent of the industrial revolution and the reign of Queen Victoria (of England)together to spread the idea of sentimentality with floral motifs. Victorian houses were richly decorated with flowers, walls, furniture, paintings, plates and ornaments. A gift of flowers instead of great importance, each flower to send a message. A whole conversation could be expressed through the exchange of flowers!
The many legends attached to the flowers can be divided into three classes: the mythological, religious / historic and poetic. The mythologicalLegends often refer to the "creation" stories as well as the processing of the unfortunate young nymphs and flowers and trees, which have since held their name. Many stories describe the origin of the color of the flowers. For example, white flowers, like fallen tears, flowers pink or red blush or blood were present. The priest and historical legends are usually due to the impressive performance of Catholic monks. While tending their flowers inThe peace and solitude of the monastery gardens, they can have a flower associated with a particular memory of some popular saint or martyr, and let their imagination in order to perpetuate a fiction, the memory of these saints, to weave. Many historical myths about favorite sons and daughters of the Church. The legends are the many poetic tales, in which flowers and plants play an important role, and may include elves, trolls and witches. In recent history (the Victorian era), flowerscome to be a language of symbolic content.
The following table provides a brief summary of some of the many stories on the flowers that hold so much meaning during the Victorian period were:
Grapes: Grapes, one of the oldest fruits grown as a decorative motif, over time it seems to me almost every culture. In some countries, the grape believe that the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden are. They were said to meanFertility, sacrifice, hospitality and charity. To dream of grapes provides for the girl that her husband is happy and a great singer. If the dreamer is in love, which provide a rapid Grape Association and designate the best of luck in marriage and success in business. After dreaming of another authority, that the grapes hang around to see you, it predicts the future development and honor. To the waitress at the arrival will marry an ambitious man, the great railway station,but they die soon.
Forget-Me-Not: A German history full of melancholy and romance, was united a young couple on the banks of the Danube, on the eve of being on foot. They saw a group of Forget-Me-Nots floating on the river, the field was gone. The bride-to-admire the beauty of the flower and lamented his mortal destiny. Her lover, fell into the water to save the flowers. He had just taken her when he found himself sinking. A final attempt he threw theStrauss on the bench at the foot of his girlfriend, and at that time to go away, he shouted: "Do not forget me!" (Do not forget me!)
Lily of the Valley Lily of the Valley also called "Virgin Tears, flowers, thoughts were (mid 1500), to have a medicinal smell of high" nervous condition ". The water was distilled from them in high esteem, but because it was only in vessels of gold and silver. There is also a legendthat in the forest of St. Leonard, where the holy hermit to life once, took violent clashes between him and a dragon. The holy man finally managed to chase the dragon, and the scenes of their battles were revealed new every year, when beds were fragrant lilies of the valley where the earth seemed to be shed the blood of the holy warrior.
Daisy: The Margherita was named treasure poet. " The Shakespeare and Wordsworth, and many poets in the middle,use the Daisy, the quality of pure innocence are present. The old English name of this flower was Day's Eye, from which springs from its current name. Chaucer called the "ee of Daie," probably from its habit of closing its petals at night and the rain. There was once a popular belief that if failed to bring the foot on the first spring daisy, daisies would grow on you before the end of the year. Another story is that the spring had not arrived until you could putThe foot on twelve daisies. Today we say goodbye to the folk tradition. "He loves me, loves me not." It is a dream of happiness, daisies in the spring or summer.
Clover: Clover The town has a rich folklore symbolic - not only through their leaves, but its flowers. E 'was used in celebrations of the ancient Greeks. The hope was as a child standing on tiptoe shown holding a clover flower in her hand. The Druids used clover in their ceremonies. More recently, to dreamSee a field of clover as health, wealth and good fortune. A tale of Cornwall goes like this: One evening a girl out to milk the cows together later than usual, and the stars began to leave before completing their task. An enchanted cow was the last to be milked, and the bucket was so full that the milk just lift the girl on the head. So they gathered a handful of grass and clover, spread it on the head to carry the pail of milk easier. But notClover had barely touched his head, then suddenly hundreds of people came to the little cow, dipping their hands into the milk and the small collection of flowers Clover. When the girl returned home amazed milk, said this wonderful experience to his mistress, who called out: "Ah, you make a clover leaf on his head."
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