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Birthday flower: small forsythia

The flower of John the Baptist

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 and together, to 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.Small forsythia gambogic branch plant, slender shape.The memorial is a saint John the Baptist.itsThe English nameKnown as the "grass" of st. John's, is the common kind of plants in the forest wilderness, suitable for growing in acidic soil.

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Small the alias of the forsythia is known as the "grass" of st. John's, saint mark by is for st John the Baptist Jesus.Therefore, this kind of flower means "guidance".People who are born by this kind of flower blessed, born with leader's qualifications.In addition, both inclusive, smart, and judgment.In the emotional aspects will play the role of leader, so choose the other half of the future, the best is a honesty cunning people.

Birthstone: pearl

Pearl very ancient history.In India, from 500 BC the nobles put the pearl as the highest level of gem, treasured, Europe is in about 300 BC.

China, around 2000 BC, they took it as a tribute to the king.In Japan, pearl about existed from time immemorial."Japanese ShuJi", "wan yeji" praises leaves a pearl.From the growth in the blue seawater pearl shell out of the mouth of the pearl, with mysterious light.They called it "on water", "" mermaid tears.Infidelity is the east or the west, there are many edge in pearl and legends.

The legend of the pearl

In the saga of pearl, one of the most famous should be crystal opie pull off the story.In ancient Egypt, when captured by Luo Majun, cleopatra kristi opie become Caesar, a Roman general's lover.Caesar's death, cleopatra Anthony warmly invited military commanders.In hao to disappear splendidly, cleopatra removed her a pair of pearl ear, respectively dissolved in the gold cup of vinegar, then again into the wine.She held up a glass of JingAnDong ba, may keep prosperity "forever" Rome and Egypt.When she want another drink another glass of, therefore he love too intense.The earrings now, another glass of wine, said to Rome, and become wise in the pantheon of earrings.