What are the flower meanings and legends of baby's breath?
The flower meaning of baby's breath is longing, purity, dreams, and sincere love. It is a favorite of refined people, and it carries the meaning of "purity, far-reaching tranquility, and romance." A cluster of delicate, flawless white little flowers gathered loosely together is like the twinkling stars in the boundless night sky, hazy as mist, full of a graceful and understated beauty, and as gentle and touching as a lover's breath. When the breeze passes, a light fragrance spreads in all directions, making it feel even more warm and romantic.
Baby's breath flower meaning and legend one
In Greece, there were two very close sisters. They lived happily together every day, with no secrets between them. Until one day, a young man came to this small mountain village, badly wounded, and fell by the roadside. The younger of the two sisters saved the young man. In his daze, the young man only remembered a pair of gentle eyes watching over him, hoping he could live on bravely. The younger sister asked the older sister to take care of the young man, and then went to fetch a doctor. During this time, the young man woke up and mistakenly thought that it was her older sister who had saved him. That night, the older sister said to the younger sister: "I have fallen in love with that young man." And so the younger sister watched the two of them become a couple, living happily together every day.
Seeing how happy her older sister was, the younger sister hid her love for the young man again and again. Until one day, Ares came searching for the young man and arrived at this small mountain village. He threatened the lives of the whole village to force the young man to appear. Her older sister became frightened and begged the young man to leave the village.
Just as the young man agreed to her older sister's request, the younger sister drugged him unconscious, and then disguised herself as the young man. She was killed by Ares. Her blood dyed the entire mountain village red, and the girl's soul kept hanging in the night sky, unable to bear leaving.
With her last strength, she erased the young man's memory and prayed that her older sister would give the young man happiness. After the flower goddess learned of this, she merged her drifting soul into the patch of grassland where the young man had fallen unconscious. And so, that patch of grassland became covered with mottled white petals, which is baby's breath.
Baby's breath flower meaning and legend two
To be precise, baby's breath is not a kind of flower, but a kind of grass, a grass that can bloom with small white flowers in spring. Legend says that baby's breath was a young shepherd. Every day he drove his flock to graze on the grassland, living a leisurely and carefree life. One day, a father and daughter moved onto the grassland and made a living by herding horses. Before long, the young man and the young woman were together by the only small river on the grassland, herding sheep and horses. The water and grass by the small river were lush, and both the flock and the herd of horses liked to stay there. The young man and the young woman also liked to stay there, soaking their feet in the water and watching the white clouds and blue sky above. But one day on the grassland
came a local tyrant who took a fancy to the young woman and planned to seize her and take her back as a concubine. The betrothal gifts were forcibly piled up in the young woman's home. The next day she was to be taken into his household. The young woman vowed to resist to the death, and the young man prepared to set out with her overnight to escape from this place. At night, they ran toward the small river, where a small boat was moored that could carry them across. But the local tyrant heard the news and came after them with his household slaves. The young man and the young woman finally reached the small river. The young man let the young woman get on the boat first, and just as he was about to board, he was struck in the heart by an arrow from the wicked slave. The young man fell in a pool of blood. The young woman wanted to get off the boat to save him, but the pursuers had already caught up. The young man urged the boatman to set sail. The boatman sighed and pushed off with his pole. Watching the boat leave safely, the young man closed his eyes with a smile, and his soul slowly drifted into the sky, unexpectedly turning into a sky full of stars that lit up that night-voyaging boat. The next day, the young man's body strangely disappeared, and only the river water suddenly grew full of many tiny blades of grass, covered with many white flowers. From then on, people called this plant baby's breath.
The flower meaning of baby's breath is: purity, care, longing, supporting role, true love, and a pure heart.。