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  2. Viola sororia - Wikipedia

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    Viola sororia ( / vaɪˈoʊlə səˈrɔːriə / vy-OH-lə sə-ROR-ee-ə ), [ 5] known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. It is known by a number of common names, including common meadow violet, purple violet, woolly blue violet, hooded violet, and wood violet.

  3. List of awareness ribbons - Wikipedia

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    List of awareness ribbons. It has been suggested that this article be merged with Pink and blue ribbon. ( Discuss) Proposed since March 2024. This is a partial list of awareness ribbons. The meaning behind an awareness ribbon depends on its colors and pattern. Since many advocacy groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness ...

  4. LGBT symbols - Wikipedia

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    Violets, symbol of Sapphic love. Violets and their color became a special code used by lesbians and bisexual women. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] The symbolism of the flower derives from several fragments of poems by Sappho in which she describes a lover wearing garlands or a crown with violets.

  5. National symbols of Poland - Wikipedia

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    A crowned white-tailed eagle on a red shield or background has been Poland's national symbol and coat of arms since the Middle Ages. Other unofficial symbols feature visual personifications, music of Chopin , polonaise and mazurka dances, animals such as the European bison or the white stork , apples, red poppy flowers and religious insignia of ...

  6. Symbols of Ukrainian people - Wikipedia

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    Oak is a sacred tree of the Slavonic world, a symbol of life, of the sun, of eternity of being, of the age and structure of the universe (the "world tree"). [5] Cherry is a symbol of the world tree, life; the symbol of Ukraine, native land; mother; bride. [8] Violet is a symbol of fun and joy, a unity of a couple, forest violets signify sorrow.

  7. Egg decorating in Slavic culture - Wikipedia

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    Yellow, red/orange, green, brown and black were the predominant colors. With the advent of aniline dyes in the 1800s, small amounts of blue and purple were sometimes added. The meanings below are generalizations; different regions of Ukraine interpreted colors differently. [17] Red - is probably the oldest symbolic color, and has many meanings.

  8. Color symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Color symbolism. Color symbolism in art, literature, and anthropology refers to the use of color as a symbol in various cultures and in storytelling. There is great diversity in the use of colors and their associations between cultures [ 1] and even within the same culture in different time periods. [ 2] The same color may have very different ...

  9. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Symbol of love, daintiness, [4] ... Violet: blue: Faithfulness ... Rose symbolism - a more expansive list of symbolic meanings of the rose; Apple ...