What is the flower language and symbolic meaning of the narcissus?
Narcissus, with its icy flesh and jade bones, delicate and elegant, with an extraordinary demeanor, is elegantly known as the "Fairy of the Waves." Narcissus blooms during the Spring Festival, and is regarded as an auspicious sign of the new year, as well as a flower of good fortune. The snow-white, richly fragrant narcissus was already cultivated in the Tang Dynasty, and is one of China's top ten famous flowers. Narcissus not only has ornamental value, but also medicinal value such as clearing heat and detoxifying, and dispersing nodules and reducing swelling. Narcissus has also been endowed with many flower language meanings, and many legendary narcissus tales circulate among the people.
Meanings of the narcissus:
Respect, longing, reunion. Narcissus is one of China's top ten famous flowers. Every Chinese New Year, people like to offer narcissus in clear water as a decoration for the New Year. Narcissus is also known as "golden cup and silver platform"; the flower lives up to its name, with green skirts and blue sashes, standing gracefully above clear waves. Its pure white blossoms are transcendent and refined, elegant and fragrant, especially moving, like a fairy of the waves stepping across the water. Moreover, China's narcissus is a variety of the multi-flowered narcissus.
The symbolism of narcissus at Chinese New Year: longing, representing reunion.
The flower language of narcissus has different meanings in different fields or among different species:
In Turkey, the flower language of narcissus is: Please do not forget me.
In ancient Greece, the flower language of narcissus is: narcissism. (Legend has it that in ancient Greek mythology, a beautiful youth was punished by falling in love with his own reflection in the water, and over time he transformed into a narcissus. Thus narcissus came to carry the meaning of narcissism.)
The flower language of narcissus: respect. Among narcissus species, the one that influenced the English most deeply is the wild narcissus, which was loved by many English poets and painters, including the great poet Wordsworth. Therefore, the flower language of the wild narcissus is "respect."
Chinese narcissus: affectionate, missing you.
Western narcissus: looking forward to love, loving you, purity.
Yellow narcissus: revisiting love.
Mountain narcissus: good times, thriving prosperity.
Narcissus at Chinese New Year symbolizes longing and represents reunion.
In the West, the free translation of narcissus is "flower of love's reflection," and its flower language is steadfast love, which by extension means introspection and sincerity toward love.
The flower language of autumn crocus: a youth without regret. (The autumn crocus was chosen to commemorate Saint Hyacinthus, who was executed during the Roman era while in the prime of his youth. Later, in order to commemorate this youth who gave up his youth for his mission, people used the autumn crocus as the continuation of Saint Hyacinthus's life. Therefore, its flower language is a youth without regret.)