ハス、Lotus:Dreamy flowers[July 2022 Kanagawa Kanigaya Park]

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Origin is tropical to temperate in Asia

The flowering time is from June to August.

In haiku, the seasonal word is "summer"

The flower language is "eloquence," "love away," "withdrawal," "pure heart," "sacredness," and "rest."

Hass has a close connection with Greek mythology and Egyptian gods.

This is thought to be related to temperate water lilies native to Europe and North Africa.

From this, it is considered that Hass was the current water lily.

On the other hand, Hass (lotus flower) was religiously positioned mainly in India.

If it was introduced to Europe, it would be around the 4th century BC at the earliest.

Alexander the Great from Macedonia reaches India on an eastern expedition.

There is romance if you think that Hass was brought back by a Macedonian warrior at that time.

Otherwise, it will be around the 2nd century BC when the Silk Road began to be used (* 1).

* 1: Digression

Although the story of Hass's introduction to Europe and the United States deviates,

Recent research has raised the theory that the prototype of the Silk Road has been around for a long time.

There are traces of horse-riding nomads mainly exchanging ironware from present-day China to Europe.

If this is clear, it means that there was distribution between Europe and Asia before the 10th century BC.

 

Lotus:Dreamy flowers[July 2022 Kanagawa Kanigaya Park]

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