February 29:Pisces

Birthday flower: wild daffodils

Monks and the bishop of the tenth century, the oz walter flower

Since ancient times, Christianity is a link to the sage and specific flower habits, this followed in the church when honor saints, often caused by altar ornament with blooming flowers!In medieval Catholic monasteries, is like a garden center of planting all kinds of flowers, over time, the church will be 366 days of saint respectively and different flowers together, form the so-called flower calendar.At that time most of the monasteries in southern Europe, southern Europe is Mediterranean climate, very suitable for planting flowers.Wild daffodils are chosen to sacrifice to the tenth century monk, bishop - st otzi walter flowers.He restored the monk ascetic life.Wild daffodils belong to the lycoris radiata family, natural wetland and the grass grows in Europe, and the distribution is very wide.

says: respect

Narcissus flower seeds, influence the British most was wild daffodils.It is more than the British poet, painter, including the great poet Wordsworth's favorite.So it means "respect", this kind of flower bless born, born is respected by people, and has won respect others.Although sometimes tend to escape, just get respect and lost, so sometimes due to alienate brokenhearted!

Birthstone: amethyst

Whether the east or the west, will be purple color as a symbol of the highest status.Gem, only to send the noble purple light amethyst.Someone says, in nature, is the most beautiful purple amethyst purple light.

The etymology from the Greek word for "amethyst" honesty, meaning "keep joins in the silt but don't dye".The etymology, until the middle ages, are considered as symbols of smoking and alcohol.Today, amethyst is regarded as "honest", "pure love" marks.

The legend of amethyst

In Greek mythology, amethyst, may register, is the victim of bacchus, is also a beautiful girl's name.Words, one day, the stomach very hungry god of wine, in order to anger, so he decided to first appeared in the human in front of him, as he loves the tiger food.He first saw the human is the beautiful girl - may register.inThe tigerGirl is about to pounce, pray to god, and god put her into a pure gems.Wine god feel very shameful, so will his own bodygrapesWine on the pure white gem, this white gems immediately become transparent, dark purple gems.And the symbol of the magic, psychic amethyst, born February has been guarding you.