The meaning of roses

The meaning of roses

Roses symbolize eternal love and courage, and roses of different colors have different meanings. Red roses: enthusiasm, love for you, I love you, I am in love, and I hope to have a passionate love with you; Blue roses: miracles and impossible things. Pink rose: touching, ambiguous love, forbidden love that cannot be expressed in words, engraved in the heart, first love, I like your brilliant smile. White roses: innocence, purity, respect, humility. I am worthy of you. Yellow rose: apologize for love and enjoy the days with you. In Japan, yellow roses are the representative gift for breaking up. In some places, yellow roses also represent waiting, waiting for the love that belongs to you.

The Legend of the Rose - India

Ancient Indian fairy tales say that roses enjoy special honors in India, and there is even a clear law stipulating that anyone who presents a rose to the emperor has the right to ask the emperor for everything he wants. The highest caste at that time, the Brahmins, used roses to decorate their temples and sprinkled bright roses on the road where they worshipped the main god. The brilliance of roses was also indispensable in the decorations of the emperor's bedroom, so roses were the most popular tribute flowers.

Lakshmi, the goddess of beauty and happiness in Brahmanism and Hinduism, was born from a rose bud consisting of 108 large petals and 1008 small petals. When Vishnu, the sun god and ruler of the universe in Vedic religion, saw her, he immediately woke her up with a kiss and made her his wife.

The Legend of the Rose - Iran

A Persian poet said that roses are God's gift to the world. Once all the plants came to God to ask him to appoint a new master to replace the water lily, because the water lily forgot its duties as a master at night. At the request of plants, God appointed the white rose with self-defense weapons as the queen of plants.

Because the Nightingale fell in love with the new Queen of Flowers at first sight, he hugged the beautiful Queen of Flowers passionately, and the sharp thorn pierced his heart. The bright red blood gushed out of his chest and dyed the rose petals red. Therefore, the outer petals of the white rose still retain their pink hue.

The Legend of the Rose - Egypt

In 41 BC, Egyptian Queen Cleopatra conquered the suspicious Roman commander Marcus Antony with the help of the magical power of rose petals.

The Legend of the Rose - Germany

The Germans believed that using white roses could expose the tricks of witches.

The Legend of the Rose - American Edition

In Christianity, the Archangel Gavriel wove three wreaths for the Virgin Mary. The wreath of white roses brings joy to the Virgin Mary, the wreath of red roses brings pain, and the wreath of yellow roses represents peace. It is the national flower of the United States.

The Legend of the Rose - Greece

The word rose is pronounced "ros" in Latin. Flora, the goddess of flowers, had no feelings for Amor, the god of love, and had been avoiding him for a long time. One day, the cunning god of love shot her with the arrow of love, and Flora fell in love with him from then on. However, Amor was tired of the old and loved the new, so he abandoned Flora. Disappointed, the goddess decided to create a flower that could cry and laugh, combining sadness and joy, to comfort herself. When the goddess saw her magical creation, she was so surprised that she couldn't help but call out the name of her beloved "Eros" (this is the Greek name for the god of love). But because she was shy and excited, she stuttered "Los", missing the "er". From then on, the flower was named "Rose" ("ROSE" in English).

The Legend of the Rose - Italy

During the Republican period, the rose represented noble morals and a reward for meritorious service; during the decline of Rome, it became a symbol of sin and a luxury item that bankrupted the wealthy and powerful. Even a special industry was created: rose wreath makers; a unique rose exchange was also opened with brokers specializing in rose trading. The Romans' attitude toward roses influenced early Christians in Western Europe. Hundreds of years later, priests declared the rose to be the flower of heaven.

The Legend of Roses - China

The rose, because of its thorny stems, is considered a symbol of assassins and knights.