Dating back to historical times, flowers have been a profession of kindness. We usually gift them to those we love and care about. We gift flowers to let them find out how important they are, to show admiration, to celebrate occasions, or even to sympathize. What we don\'t know is that giving certain kinds of flowers, and even their colors, actually have significances of their own.
Floriography: (Language Of Flowers)
During Renaissance and medieval times, flowers were often given moral meanings. This is evident in artwork where saints are often depicted with flowers that symbolize the saints\' virtues. In an edition of Sixteenth Century Journal, Liana DeGirolami Cheney stated that \"some of the Christian symbols for Virginity or Chastity are the white rose, the myrtle, a vessel or vase, the lily, and the unicorn.\"
During the Victorian era, flowers were used initially to create or add emotion. The language of flowers, often referred to as floriography, began being used as a discreet form of communication. In the 18th century, sending messages in code using flowers became popular. Based on a Turkish secret language of flowers, known as Persian Salaam, a coded bouquet could be sent to express feelings of attraction or even love.
A book entirely about flower meanings by Madame Charlotte de la Tour, \"Le Language des Fleurs,\" dates back to 1819. A similar book, \"Language of Flowers\" by Kate Greenaway, was written in 1884 and is still being used today.
Japan also has their version of floriography, called \"Hanakotoba.\" Greeting cards made in Japan follow the Hanakotoba code, and still use the flower-language in popular culture such as in films and animation, like the anime show \"Wei Kreuz.\"
Popular Meanings Of Flowers
Buy or borrow a flower dictionary to see the several interpretations and meanings of flowers. Some very well-known flowers and their interpretations are listed below:
Buttercup - riches Pink carnations - a woman\'s love Chrysanthemum - love in general Forget-me-not - true love Lavender - devotion, distrust Purple lilac - first emotion of love White lily - purity Peach blossom- long-life Red rose - true love Sunflower - pure and lofty thoughts Yellow tulip - hopeless love
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