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Language of flowers. Floriography ( language of flowers) is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in traditional cultures throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
This translation replaces the original version's cornflowers ("bleuets") with violets, and makes the roses red rather than pink, effectively making the song closer to the English nursery rhyme. Folklore. The short poem has since become a snowclone, and numerous satirical versions have long circulated in children's lore. Among them:
Lotus. Believe it or not, lotus flowers grow in the mud. Each night, they return to the mud, and then miraculously re-bloom in the morning. They're a symbol of rebirth, self-regeneration, purity ...
Violets for Your Furs. "Violets for Your Furs" is a 1941 song written by Matt Dennis with words by Tom Adair, [1] and first recorded in that year by Tommy Dorsey 's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra . The song describes the wearing of violets with furs on an evening in Manhattan . Note: A friend's father told her that he wrote the song ...
Viola is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing over 680 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere; however, some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes. Some Viola species are perennial plants, some are ...
A violet in the meadow stood, with humble brow, demure and good, it was the sweetest violet. There came along a shepherdess with youthful step and happiness, who sang, who sang along the way this song. Oh! thought the violet, how I pine for nature's beauty to be mine, if only for a moment. for then my love might notice me and on her bosom ...