What flowers symbolized love in ancient times?
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Today is the Western White Valentine's Day. On this day, people like to send a bunch of roses or lilies, baby's breath, etc., to their loved ones to express their love. These are Western traditional customs. In ancient China, the real Valentine's Day was the Shangyuan Festival and the Shangsi Festival.
The Shangyuan Festival is the Lantern Festival, and the Shangsi Festival is the third day of the third lunar month. Valentine's Day is always closely related to flowers. Do you know what flowers symbolized love in ancient China?
1. Peony
Peony, formerly known as 'Jiangli,' was a flower given between men and women when parting in ancient times, as a symbol of longing for love (similar to the custom of breaking willow branches to show farewell when friends parted). Therefore, peony is a symbol of love and affection.
The peony has a graceful posture and appearance, second only to the peony in color, holding a status similar to that of roses today, making it a-worthy flower of love. Its flower language is unique: love planted, longing farewell.
Many poems related to peony have been left behind by ancient people: "The affectionate peony contains spring tears, the weak蔷薇 lies on the morning branch." These verses are always touching and are still passed down from generation to generation.
2. Peach Blossom
"The peach is young and its flowers brilliant," peach blossoms bloom in spring, which is the time for girls to get married. Ancient people often described beautiful girls with terms like peach face, peach cheeks, because the ultimate charm is that of a peach. The peach blossom is the image of spring, the image of a girl, and also the image of love.
The vigorous vitality of March nurtures the brilliant peach blossoms, and the romantic posture of peach blossoms makes spring more affectionate, echoing each other and ultimately making peach blossoms the "flower of love" in the pens of literary scholars.
3. Red Bean
Red beans are a symbol of longing. "Red beans grow in the south, how many branches will they sprout in spring? I wish you would pick more of them, for they are the most longing." "Longing red beans" — just four characters can make one imagine a moving love story. This red bean has been said to be a longing seed, a sea red bean, or a red bean tree, with different opinions throughout history, and it is no longer verifiable, but it is certainly not the red bean we eat.
What flowers symbolized love in ancient times?
4. Twin flowers
We often say 'breathing the same air,' and this refers to the branch of twin flowers. Twin flowers were once used to describe deep brotherly love, and later gradually extended to mean deep love between couples. Wang Bo wrote in a poem: "The flowers are twin, and the lotus roots are intertwined with love."
Twin flowers are often used by literary scholars to symbolize deep feelings between couples, metaphoring for romantic love. Its flower language is 'connected hearts, a hundred years of good fortune,' and if the flowers in the house bloom twin, it also signifies good news coming.
In the past, twin flowers specifically referred to twin lotus flowers, also known as twin lotus, but now it does not specifically refer to any particular flower. As long as a flower can bloom double on one branch, it can be called twin flowers.
5. Magnolia
Magnolia, also known as Xinyi flower, has white and elegant flowers, with fresh and delicate fragrance, symbolizing loyal and unswerving love. Ancient people often broke a branch of magnolia to give to the girl they admired, praising her for her noble character, not being vulgar.
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