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Birthday flower: the goldfish grass

11th century, by the noble become monks st. John. Carl Bert 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.Snapdragon is chosen to sacrifice to 11th century the rover lives, noble ─ ─ st. John. Carl Bert of flowers, he became a monk.Goldfish grass origin in southern Europe, belong to scrophulariaceae perennial herbaceous plants.Although the life is not long, but big and beautiful blooming flowers, is quite popular with gardeners

says: has the use value

Goldfish grass is a fairly interesting plants.In Europe, this kind of flower looks like boxer dog;In Japan, it looks like a goldfish.However, the plant is not just is for people to appreciate the value of, its seeds after squeezing produced by oil, and olive oil.So it means "use value".By the flower blessings, even if it seems a simple, in fact is a connotation of intellectuals.In the emotional aspects, timely momentum, can let the enemy to counsel, and understand that you are not fuel-efficient lamp.

Birthstone, a ruby

The history of ruby more ancient than diamond.In ancient India, because it is pure red color, so when people believe that ruby, must have the burning never put out the fire.

In ancient Egypt, it is the symbol of the supreme winner.In medieval Europe, ruby is regarded as divine mercy of gems.Because ruby red in colour and lustre is just like "pigeon blood", so it that red is known as "pigeon blood".It is believed that ruby has the ability of eliminating suspicion and jealousy for love, so it also is considered is the guardian of love stone.

The legend of ruby

Burma is the leading producer of production the highest ruby.Legend in myanmar mandalay, once appear a girls beautiful princess ─ ─ naja.Due to the neighbouring princes rushed to marry him, can't bear to disturb the naja princess has come up with a way: refusing young YongFu as long as you can remove the cannibal dragons in the mountains, she was with himTo get married.All these princes with confidence, became a killer food of the dragon, in the end only a ragged young people get rid of monster dragon.Back to the palace, the poor young prince suddenly turned into the sun, while naja looked at him very shy.At that moment, after a flash, two men suddenly disappeared, leaving only three eggs.The first hatch myanmar king, the second hatch the emperor of China, the third is born "fire inflammation stone" ─ ─ a ruby.