Lotus:Symbol of resurrection [July 2022 Kanagawa Kana Garden]

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Speaking of hass in Egypt, it is not a lotus but a tropical water lily (* 1)

It is said that it became a symbol of resurrection from the appearance of sleeping at night (closing the petals) and blooming the next morning.

If a lotus (water lily) is drawn on the Egyptian ruins, it will represent a resurrection.

By the way, another name for Japan is Hitsujigusa.

(Hitsuji = sheep, gusa = kusa = grass)

This refers to flowers that are less than 10 cm in size and bloom around 2:00 pm at the present time.

(Until the Edo period, about 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm was called Hitsuji no koku → no ≒ of, koku ≒ time)

* 1: The origin of lotus flowers is India.

I feel that the view of life and death in ancient Egypt is somewhat similar to that in Japan.

It is interesting to see the resonance of sensibilities with places that were far away and probably had no interaction.

The scientific name of water lily is Nymphaea

This name comes from German folk tales.

A fairy living on a waterside turned into a water lily when she saw a figure.

And when the person leaves, it returns to the fairy.

When I try to take a water lily flower, there is a monster under the leaf and I try to drag it.

From this folk tale, the scientific name was named Nympha, the goddess of water.

By the way, the flower language is "purity of the heart," "faith," "trust," and "gentleness."

 

Lotus:Symbol of resurrection [July 2022 Kanagawa Kana Garden]

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(English text uses Google Translate)