What is the flower language of lavender? Interpreting the stories and legends behind it
When it comes to lavender, it always brings to mind beautiful and romantic love stories, and regarding lavender's flower language, there are also very many romantic love stories. Today, let's learn about them one by one.
One of the legends about lavender's flower language
It is said that long ago, an angel fell in love with a mortal girl named Xunyi, shed his first tear for her, and lost his wings for her. Although the angel had to endure severe pain every day, they were still very happy. But such days were short-lived; the angel was captured back to heaven, had this memory erased, and was then cast down to the mortal world. Before falling into the mortal world, he shed another tear, which turned into a butterfly to accompany his most beloved girl. Xunyi waited at the place where the angel had left, foolishly waiting for him to return, day and night, and finally turned into a plant bearing pale purple flowers. People called it "lavender."
The second legend about lavender's flower language
In ancient Provence there was a beautiful girl. One day, while she was alone in a cold valley gathering flowers that were about to bloom, on her way home she met a wounded traveler from a distant place who asked her for directions. The girl held an armful of flowers and gazed affectionately at this handsome young man. In that instant, her heart was already occupied by the young man's passionate and unrestrained smile. The girl insisted that the young man stay in the guest room at her home to heal until he recovered. As the days passed one by one, the young man's leg injury healed, and the feelings between the two quickly warmed. On a slightly cool early morning, the young man was about to bid farewell and leave, but the girl, unwilling to heed her family's opposition, also wanted to follow the young man far away, to the young man's hometown in the distance filled with roses. Before the girl left, an old granny in the village held a bouquet of newly bloomed lavender and told the infatuated girl to use this bouquet of newly bloomed lavender to test the young man's true heart. It is said that the fragrance of a lavender bouquet will make unclean things reveal themselves. Some say that she followed the floral scent to search for the young man; some say that she was also transformed by the young man into a wisp of light smoke and disappeared in the valley.
The third legend about lavender's flower language
Legend has it that one day, the Virgin Mary hung the washed baby clothes of Jesus on lavender, and from then on lavender was given the meaning of symbolizing the scent of heaven. Some also say that the Virgin Mary directly used water soaked with lavender to wash Jesus' baby clothes; perhaps this is why people in the past liked to use lavender to wash clothes so much. But some also say that the Virgin Mary once prayed to lavender, so lavender not only has a fragrance that lingers without dispersing, but also has the ability to drive away demons.
Other stories related to lavender's flower language
There is a folk custom of using lavender to scent a bride's wedding dress. In Ireland, the locals tie lavender to bridges to pray for good luck to arrive.
It is said that carrying a small bag of dried lavender on your body can help you find your dream lover.
When you and your lover are separated, you can hide a small sprig of lavender in your lover's book. When you meet again next time, look at the color of the lavender and smell the fragrance of the lavender, and you can know how much your lover loves you.
At a wedding, you can scatter small lavender flowers, which can bring you a happy and fulfilling marriage.
By the end, can everyone vaguely guess lavender's flower language? That's right, lavender's flower language is: waiting for love. If you grow some lavender at home and decorate different corners of the room with it, it can always vaguely bring a touch of romance, as if making people constantly feel immersed in the expectation of love, and it seems that even a heart growing increasingly numb can be warmed.