July 30:Leo

Mullein birthday flower: white

In 303 when christians persecuted the martyrdom of st flowers of Julius tower

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.White mullein is chosen to sacrifice in A.D. 303, by the Roman emperor persecution and martyrdom killed Christian ─ ─ Julius tower.More often than not, it belongs to scrophulariaceae plants grow in the river, the side of the road and length up to two meters.

says: to think

White mullein growth embankment, the side of the road and on the grass.It is characterized by the weeds stand up straight, as if not things around the eyes, like a philosopher, which have their own ideas, or a poet.So it means "thinking".Anyone who says this blessing born, usually turns, clever.Have their own thoughts and ideas.Just think too much, often not easy to capture the lover's heart.

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.