The Flower Gods Corresponding to the Twelve Months
This article introduces the flower gods corresponding to the twelve months and the experience of green plant care related to the symbolism and meanings of the twelve flower gods, as follows:
Since ancient times, many flower enthusiasts have enjoyed raising flowers at home, bringing romance, warmth, prosperity, and joy to their homes. Because of this, ancient people represented the twelve months of the lunar calendar with twelve kinds of flowers, known as the flower gods of the twelve months.
The flower gods of the twelfth month are part of our folk legends, and the twelfth day of the second lunar month is also the birthday of a hundred flowers, known as the Flower Festival. With the change of seasons, the various flowers embellish the earth with their different faces, adding a lot of interest to people's lives.
Those who cherish and love flowers have left behind touching legends about the hundred flowers. Therefore, each flower has its own god, and there are different flower gods for the twelve months. Let's see which one is yours?
January Flower God:梅花 (Plum Blossom), God of Flowers - Mei Fei
Since ancient times, the first month of the lunar calendar has also been called January. Although January marks the beginning of the year, it is still very cold, and even after the beginning of spring before the New Year, it can be very cold in January, which can be described as a harsh cold spring.
In this cold season, plum blossoms reveal their beauty. Because plum blossoms do not compete with other flowers for color, they bloom in the cold and snow, exuding a subtle fragrance and delicate shadows. There are also many poems about plum blossoms, such as "From afar, I know it's not snow, for there is a faint fragrance coming."
Speaking of the flower god of January, it is Emperor Tang's Mei Fei, whose real name was Jiang Caiping and was very favored by Emperor Tang. Because she particularly loved plum blossoms, she was granted a plum garden and named Mei Fei. Later, due to Yang Yuhuan's favor, Mei Fei lost her status and eventually died of depression.
The Flower Gods Corresponding to the Twelve Months
February Flower God:杏花 (Apricot Blossom), God of Flowers - Xie Daoyun
Every year, when the second lunar month comes, the weather becomes much warmer, and under the gentle spring breeze, apricot blossoms slowly bloom on the branches. From a distance, they look like snow or rosy clouds, so the flower god of the second lunar month is the apricot blossom.
Speaking of the flower god of the second lunar month, it is the talented Xie Daoyun. Xie Daoyun was a very talented woman; her father was Xie Yi, her uncle Xie An, and she was the daughter-in-law of Wang Xizhi and the wife of Wang Ningzhi. She was not only a calligrapher but also a famous poet.
March Flower God:梨花 (Pear Blossom), Guo Guo Fengren
By the time of the third lunar month, the pear blossoms in the fields look like snow, everywhere is a world of purity and white. And they are very fragrant, like a sea of fragrant snow, with the sentiment of "Suddenly one night the spring wind comes, a thousand trees and a million trees of pear blossoms bloom."
Moreover, the flower god of March is Guo Guo Fengren, who is Yang Yuhuan's third sister. She is talented and beautiful, and even without adornment, she is exceptionally charming. She also left behind the famous painting "Guo Guo Fengren Touring in Spring."
April Flower God:牡丹 (Peony), Yang Guifei
Every year, in the fourth lunar month, it is also the season when peonies bloom, as the fourth lunar month is generally the time of the Guyu solar term, and there is an old saying, "Three days after Guyu, admire the peonies." Peonies are magnificent, graceful, and have a noble demeanor, and are known as the flowers of wealth and rank.
The flower god of April is Yang Guifei, also known as Emperor Tang's Yang Yuhuan, who was beautiful and skilled in singing and dancing, a musician and dancer of the Tang Dynasty. She was also one of the Four Beauties.