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Language of pink flowers
The rose is a flower originating from the European continent and the Asian continent, it belongs to the Rosaceae family and includes 150 species and numerous varieties. The origin of the name derives from the Sanskrit "vrad" or "vrod", which means "flexible", or from the Celtic "rhood" or "rhuud", which means "red".
MYTH AND HISTORY
The discovery of fossil remains dating back to the geological era of the Eocene testifies that the rose was present in nature already forty million years ago and there is no doubt that, since ancient times, the rose is the most sung and named flower in the works of poets and writers. It is spoken of in the Old Testament, it is represented in Egyptian tombs, it is narrated by Homer that Aurora, the morning goddess, paints the world with "rose fingers" at every dawn.
In the Greek world, the rose was considered the symbol of Venus, goddess of beauty and love, so much so that her statues were surrounded by roses and myrtle; it was also believed that the original color of the flower was white and that it was the goddess, wounded to help Adonis, to make it red with her blood. During the feasts of Dionysus, it was customary to be crowned with roses because it was believed that it calmed the boiling of alcohol, preventing the drunken man from revealing his secrets.
In the Roman world, the flower was linked to the cult of the dead: the goddess of the underworld, Hecate, sometimes appeared represented with the head surrounded by roses with five petals, it was customary to bring roses on the graves of the ancestors and there is testimony since the first century AD of the celebration of Rosalia or feast of roses.
In the Middle Ages, the rose was considered a symbol of purity and whiteness, so much so that it became an attribute of the virgins and saints, and was also considered a symbol of privacy, since a stylized rose with five petals often adorned the confessionals with the inscription "sub rosa", to indicate the seal of discretion and silence. According to the iconography of Christian mysticism, the rose indicated the cup that gathered the blood of Christ and was identified as a very ancient symbol of divine love and sacrifice, but also as a sacred emblem of spiritual elevation and of the reality in the making. The rose in the West and the lotus flower in the East have essentially the same meaning, namely the revelation, the manifestation in fieri, the production of the epiphany.
A red rose, clenched in its fist, is also the symbol of social democracy and socialism; in Hitler's Germany Rosa Bianca is called one of the major opposition movements to the Nazi regime.
SYMBOLOGY
Because of its origins, its elegant shape and its sweet fragrance, the rose has always been a symbol of love and passion, but it is also a figure of grace and perfection, admiration and devotion, a sacred emblem of privacy, regeneration and transcendence, it is attribute of spirituality, of higher yearnings. In Eastern countries it is identified with healing from pain and loss and is a symbol of the soul, according to Sufi mysticism.
FLORIGRAPHY AND COLORS
The attribution of a symbolic meaning to flowers goes back to antiquity, but florigraphy became widespread as a communication tool in England in the Victorian age, a time when the use of flowers, decorations and floral creations was the only way to expressing emotions and feelings that, due to the prevailing moralism, could not be pronounced. A particular meaning was therefore associated with the color, composition and number of flowers, capable of conveying a much more explicit message than any gaze or word.
A rose is a symbol of love at first sight but also of the persistence of the loving feeling, two roses promise a lasting union, they are hope of engagement or marriage, of continuous affection. Three roses are traditionally given away to celebrate a month of love and represent the bond between a young couple, six roses convey a message of lack, seven roses are given away if there is infatuation, ten roses attest a perfect relationship. Thirteen roses are a message of friendship, a dozen are required to bond sentimentally throughout their lives, two dozen declare their belonging to a loved one, twenty-five roses present congratulations.
Also depending on the shade of the petal, the rose expresses different emotions and meanings.
For example, the pink rose expresses appreciation, gratitude, admiration and happiness, it is given when one feels an innocent love.
The white rose represents purity, loyalty, respect, it is associated with new beginnings, with youthful loves. Giving roses with corolla shaded from white to green is instead the best wish for a prosperous life or a recovery, since that color is a symbol of peace, fertility and tranquility.
In the Victorian era, the yellow rose was the banner of jealousy or expressed infidelity, while in modern culture it represents friendship and exuberance or, if pale in color, it expresses hesitancy and asks for confirmation.
The orange rose conveys energy, enthusiasm and fervor; the peach-colored rose is instead a symbol of modesty but expresses optimism for the future.
The red rose is a messenger of an overwhelming, passionate love, but a very dark red rose, tending to black, signals the end of the feeling or the aspiration to change.
The blue rose, not present in nature, embodies the unattainable, the mystery, but also the hope of new possibilities.
