What are the flower meanings and legends of the purple tulip?
The flower meaning of the purple tulip is noble love, endless love, most beloved, ever-lasting love, eternal love, and no regret in this life. There is also a legend behind the flower meaning of the purple tulip. Let us enjoy this story together below!
The flower meaning of the purple tulip
Noble love, endless love, most beloved, ever-lasting love, eternal love, and no regret in this life.
The Kingdom of Tulips
When people mention tulips, they will surely think of the tulip kingdom——the Netherlands. However, the first people in the world to cultivate tulips were the Turks. They were introduced to the Netherlands only in the 16th century and swept across Europe in the 17th century. Tulips are regarded as a symbol of victory and beauty, and they also represent a declaration of love and eternal blessings.
The legend of the purple tulip
Noble love, endless love. The name tulip comes from the Latin "dulband". Tulips originally came from the Mediterranean, Turkey and Asia Minor, namely Iran and our country**, and were brought to Europe by Western missionaries in the 16th century. Its original name Tulipa means "beautiful turban" in Turkish. As early as the 17th century, in the imperial gardens of the Ottoman Empire, they were specially planted for royal nobles to admire. In 1863 they were introduced by florists to the Netherlands for trade, and in order to promote their products they specially made up a story: In the Netherlands there was a sad and beautiful legend. There was a beautiful maiden - Anna, who was pursued at the same time by three brave warriors, Jack, Kate and Faxi. In order to win Anna's heart, each of the warriors brought his most precious family heirloom - a crown, a sword and gold - to propose. But the understanding Anna felt that all three were very good. She truly could not choose one among them, and she was unwilling to hurt any one of them, so she did not give any response to any of them.
All three warriors believed that they would certainly be able to win Anna's heart, so whenever they met, they would shout at each other. Quite confidently they said: "Just you wait and see! Anna will surely walk down the aisle with me before long, so just wait to drink our wedding wine!" When the other two heard this, they were immediately enraged and started fighting on the street right then and there. The warriors could not care less about the calm, cold and rational impression they had given people before. Now they looked like a bunch of children who had never grown up, coming to blows over candy.
Anna knew that her silence not only could not solve the problem, but instead made it worse, so Anna sought out the three warriors and made things clear. Anna returned to them the proposal gifts they had given her; unexpectedly, they refused to take the things back, insisted that Anna keep them, and also told Anna to think it over more.
Anna was extremely troubled. She greatly admired their bravery on the battlefield; but admiration does not equal love. Toward them, the feeling of love was always missing just a little something. But Anna was too embarrassed to say this clearly to them. She was very afraid that after saying it, it would break their hearts.
Jack, Kate and Faxi, these three people, put on farces in the street every few days. Whenever they started fighting, the people on the road had to quickly find a safe place to hide, so as not to be caught in the crossfire. Seeing that things were getting more and more serious, Anna felt very sad in her heart. She knew that there would not be a day when the matter ended, and only if she herself were no longer in this world would the matter finally subside.
Anna went into the enchanted forest to find the flower god, and she told the flower god the whole story from beginning to end in complete detail. With tears in her eyes, Anna said to the flower god: "Flower god, I really do not know what to do. My heart is so troubled and so confused. I am very grateful for the kindness the three of them have shown me, but I cannot give them a promise, and that is not fair to the other two! Please, flower god, turn me into a flower! Let me sleep forever holding their love."
The flower god understood Anna's helplessness, and she agreed to Anna's request. The flower god waved the magic wand in her hand, and Anna immediately turned into a tulip, sleeping forever in the enchanted forest. The flower was the crown, the leaves were like swords, and the gold was the bulb, letting the love of the three warriors accompany Anna in her eternal sleep. It also brought this story with no ending to a not very perfect full stop.