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Dancheong (Korean: 단청) refers to Korean decorative colouring on wooden buildings and artifacts for the purpose of style. [1] It is an adaptation of the Chinese practice danqing, although danqing refers to Chinese painting on silk or paper rather than decoration on wood.
Christmas flowers are the popular flowers used during the festive season of Christmas. [1] In many nations, seasonal flowers and plants such as Poinsettia , Christmas cactus , holly , Christmas rose , ivy and mistletoe form a major part of traditional Christmas decoration .
Plumeria rubra is a deciduous plant species belonging to the genus Plumeria. [4] Originally native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, it has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide and is a popular garden and park plant, as well as being used in temples and cemeteries.
These traditional temples have often been damaged by years of smoke of from burning incense and joss paper, as a result they often require costly restoration work. [5] Religious architecture has also had to adapt to modern materials with concrete often replacing wood for structural components in typhoon prone areas. [40]
Crateva religiosa, the sacred garlic pear or temple plant, [3] is a species of flowering tree. It is a member of the capers family. The tree is sometimes called the spider tree because the showy flowers bear long, spidery stamens. It is native to much of tropical Asia and several South Pacific islands. [1]
Yellow dyes are made from dried flowers called aldekai (Telugu) or kadukai (Tamil) of the myrobalam, Terminalia chebula. [citation needed] Nowadays, in India, silk, mulmul, cotton, and synthetic saris are also sold with Kalamkari print. Printing is a much easier task than traditional Kalamkari work.
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον; Turkish: Artemis Tapınağı), also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, localised form of the goddess Artemis (equated with the Roman goddess Diana). It was located in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey).
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