Red Rouse
The
traditional Valentines
Day gift, red rose.
Red also signifies
strong feelings. The
rose, undoubtedly the
most popular flower in
the world, speaks of
love and has been the
traditional choice of
sweethearts during every
century. Precisely how
it came to be the
universal symbol of love
and beauty is unclear.
However, the rose was a
sacred flower of the
Roman God- Bacchus (God
of Wine and Joy) and
Venus (Goddess of Love
and Beauty) both
considered the beauty
and fragrance of flowers
to be tied with romance
and love. , and the
color red is associated
with strong emotions
since the time of
Solomon, the primary
flower linked to romance
was always the rose.
Cleopatra of Egypt
covered the floor with
roses before receiving
Mark Anthony. A Roman
myth is that Cupid
was carrying a vase of
sweet nectar to the gods
on Mt. Olympus and
spilled it on the
ground. From that spot
of spilled nectar, roses
grew!
But
if roses are so symbolic
of romance and love,
then why in have the
thorns? Well, another
story goes like this:
The
soft west wind named
Zephyr one day opened a
lovely rose and Cupid
bent over to kiss the
elegant petals. When he
did, an irate bee hiding
inside stung him. Venus
got so angry she told
Cupid to shoot some bees
and string them up on
one of his arrows. She
then planted this string
of dead bees on the rose
stems, and the stings
became the rose's thorns
and ever since roses had
thorns. The ancient
Romans also believed
that anything discussed
under a rose was
considered sub rosa and
to be kept secret. Today
the Latin term is still
used today to express
something that is to be
kept confidential.
Another Roman theory is
that the Rose reminded
the Roman Catholic
Church of watching
Christians devoured by
lions. Later on, the
Virgin Mary was called
"The Rose of Heaven."
The rose is symbolic of
both peace and
war...both love and
forgiveness.
Interestingly, the
letters of "rose" when
rearranged, form the
word "Eros"...God of
Love. In terms of the
sentiments expressed by
the different colors of
the rose, the commonly
accepted meanings are:
Coral - Desire
Lavender --
Enchantment and
Uniqueness
Orange --
Fascination
Peach -- Modesty,
Gratitude, Admiration
and Sympathy
Pink (Pale) --
Grace, Joy and Happiness
Pink (Dark) --
Thankfulness, Friendship
and Admiration
Red -- Love,
Respect and Courage
Deep Red --
Beauty and Passion
White --
Innocence, Purity,
Secrecy, Silence,
Reverence, Humility and
(according to some
sources)
True Love
Yellow -- Joy,
Friendship, Jealousy,
Hope and Freedom
Black -- Farewell
Red/White --
Unity or Engagement
Yellow/Orange --
Passionate Thoughts
Yellow/Red --
Congratulations
Rosebud --
Beauty, Youth and a
Heart Innocent of Love
Red Rosebud --
Purity and Loveliness
White Rosebud --
Girlhood
Single Red Rose in
Full Bloom -- "I
Love You"
One Dozen Red Roses
-- "I Love You"
Tea Roses --
"I'll Remember Always"
More Meaning of
Flowers
Daisies, Violets and
Bachelor Buttons -
Kyanus
Except the rose
Valentine Day has are a
few other flowers
considered to be
romantic also. .
The
Romans believed that the
Daisy was once a
wood nymph. One day,
while dancing in a field
she was seen by
Vertumnus, the God of
Spring who get fell in
love with her. But when
he reached for her she
got frightened. So, out
of pity the other gods
let her sink into the
earth and she became a
Daisy. .
I do
not know how the
superstition of holding
a Daisy and plucking off
it's petals saying "He
loves me" or "He loves
me not" got started. .
About
Violets: one day
it is said that Venus
got jealous of a group
of beautiful maidens.
And when
Cupid refused
to say that his mother's
beauty was better than
theirs, Venus go
furious, so she beat her
rivals until they were
blue and she watched
them shrink into
violets. .
In the Science of
Botany, the
cornflower is known as
Kyanus, named after
a Greek youth who was
born in a field one day,
making garlands of the
blue blossoms for the
altar of Flora, Goddess
of Flowers. He died,
unfortunately, leaving
some of the garlands
undone and so this
touched Flora's heart
and so in his honor she
named the flowers after
him.
Say your feelings
With Flowers...
You
can read page Meaning
of Flowers, but in
fast explanation here
you can find are some
traditional meanings for
other flowers often sent
for Valentine's Day or
other touching moments:
Gardenia -I love
you secretly.
Gladiolus -You
are pierce my heart.
Lily-of-the-Valley
-Let us make up.
Sweet William -
You are gallant, suave
and perfect.
Violet- I return
your love.
Green leaves -
represented hope in a
love affair.
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