Plants are symbols of the world. A wonderful symbol of death. Symbolism of plants and flowers. The most famous oases
Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil
Lencois Maranhenses is a national park in the state of Maranhao, Brazil.
The park covers an area of about 1000 sq. km. and is located very low from sea level. The height of the sand dunes reaches 40 meters. During the rainy season from May to September, many lagoons form between the dunes, where you can swim and even fish. During the dry season, the temperature rises to 45 degrees, the lagoons dry up and the wind changes their configuration.
Crescent Lake, Gobi Desert, China
Crescent Lake is located 6 km from Dunhuang City in Western China.
In Chinese it is called Yueyaquan. The lake has been shrinking since the 1970s and is now only a third of its original size. Over the past 30 years, it has dropped by 7.6 meters.
Turpan oasis, Takla Makan desert, China
Turpan is an oasis city located in the north of the Turfan depression (155 meters below sea level)
Turpan is famous on the international market for its grapes, which are distinguished by their special taste and melons.
The unique irrigation system allows this city to be considered one of the best agricultural centers in China.
Ubari Oasis, Edeyen-Ubari Desert, Libya
Lake Umm al-Maa
Lake Umm al-Maa
Lake Umm al-Maa
Throne Lake (has a purple tint due to its high mineral content)
Dried lake 10 km east of Umm al-Maa lake
Ubari is not just an oasis, it is an entire oasis city in the Libyan part of the Sahara desert. The Ubari Oasis lies between the sand dunes of the Edeyen-Ubari Desert, in the Targa Valley, and includes a number of salt lakes. According to the salt content, the water of the lakes is close to the Dead Sea. To date, 11 lakes have survived, the largest of which is Umm al-Maa. The lakes of the oasis are gradually drying up. So, some lakes, such as Mandara, are filled with water only in winter and not every year.
Lake Umm al-maa (translated as “mother of water”) is the most beautiful, largest and not yet dry of the 11 lakes of Ubari.
Gaberoun Oasis, Sahara Desert, Libya
Gaberoun is an oasis with a large lake located in the municipality of Sabha in the Libyan Sahara.
Once upon a time there was an ancient Bedouin settlement on the western coast of the lake. Now it lies in ruins.
Today, the northeastern part of the lake is home to a simple patio, sleeping huts, and a gift shop. In winter, locals dressed in traditional costumes often visit here.
Timia Oasis, Sahara Desert, Nigeria
The oasis of Timia is a real kingdom of date palms, orange and pomegranate trees. Herbs, cereals and vegetables thrive here. After the scorching heat of the Sahara, Timia seems to be a refreshing paradise.
Huacachina Oasis, Sechura Desert, Peru
Huacachina Oasis is a village around a small lake surrounded by high sand dunes in the Sechura Desert, Peru.
115 people live here. This is a great place for sandboarding (boarding on the sand).
Oasis of Shebika, Atlas Mountains, Tunisia
The Chebika oasis is the southernmost of the three Tunisian oases and is only 20 km from Algiers
Chebika is an oasis in the Atlas Mountains. It is little known, but popular among the local population. A small lake, palm trees growing right on the rocks, a waterfall are a refreshing sip after a tiring desert race.
Images of trees or plants are often found in ritual symbolism. They are depicted on monuments in the form of a bas-relief or engraving, planted in flower beds and on grave sites. And in Ancient Rus' they even used the bark and branches of some trees in cemeteries as amulets from spirits. It was believed that they were endowed with magical properties. Now, of course, the image of the plant is more decorative. But did you know that some of them symbolize death?
Plants - symbols of death and sorrow
Acacia. The acacia branch is a strong symbol. On the one hand, these are delicate flowers with a delicate aroma, on the other, hard thorns. Thanks to its thorns, this tree is also found in Christian symbolism.
Some sources claim that it was from the acacia that the crown on the head of Christ was woven.
Willow. Symbol of sorrow, crying. The tree owes such notoriety to its bowed, as if in sorrow, branches. At the same time, the willow protects from evil spirits.
It is believed that its branches (willow), consecrated on Palm Sunday, carry divine power.
Cypress. A traditional symbol of death in Western culture. This tree has been considered a cemetery tree since antiquity.
The Greeks have a beautiful legend about the origin of cypress. On the island of Keos, a king ruled, who had a son - Cypress.
Cypress was very fond of the golden-horned deer, which lived on the island and conquered all the inhabitants with its grace and beauty. One day, the young prince decided to go hunting, but accidentally killed his beloved deer.
The grief of Cypress was so great that he turned to the gods and asked to be turned into a tree so that his pain would not be so strong.
Lily of the valley. A delicate flower personifies the tears of separation, therefore it is found in ritual symbolism.
In Christianity, the lily of the valley is called a symbol of the tears of the Virgin, in Russian legends - the weeping of the Magi for the harpist Sadko.
Rosemary. This plant is considered a symbol of remembrance. Where this interpretation came from is not known for certain.
According to one version, the reason for this association was the healing properties of rosemary: its decoction was used to improve memory.
Elder.
A plant surrounded by a halo of magic and mystery. This is a very strong symbol, as the elder, according to popular belief, is used to exorcise evil spirits.
However, despite the protective properties, this plant, due to its “involvement” in the other world, has become a symbol of death.
Lily. On the one hand, this flower is a symbol of purity.
But on the other hand, in some cultures, the lily is associated with death because of its pallor and “coldness”. It was believed that she grew up on the graves of the innocent.
Poppy. It represents eternal sleep, oblivion and death.
Such fame went to the flower because of its properties: poppy decoction can not only put you to sleep, but also cause hallucinations.
In Jewish culture, the acacia has firmly established itself as a symbol of funerals and mourning.
The gods fulfilled the prince's request, and the slender tree has since symbolized sorrow and death.
In some cultures, a sprig of rosemary is placed directly into the coffin as a sign that the deceased is not forgotten.
In Christianity, the lily is a symbol of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary.
Apricot
Since the apricot is a self-pollinating plant, it symbolizes androgyny.
Acacia
In the Mediterranean countries, it means life, immortality, withdrawal from active affairs, as well as platonic love. Since this plant has both white and red flowers, it signifies life and death, death and rebirth. Its spines mean the horns of the growing moon.
Aloe
It means, on the one hand, bitterness, and on the other, honesty and wisdom. Dedicated to Jupiter and Zeus.
Amaranth
Velvet is a legendary unfading flower. A symbol of immortality, faith, fidelity, constancy in love.
Pansies
In Europe, these flowers symbolize memory, reflection and thought.
Orange
The flower of the orange tree symbolizes fertility, which is why Saracen brides wore it as a sign of fertility.
Artemisia
Among the American Indians, it symbolizes the feminine, lunar, nocturnal life principle along with chrysotumnus, personifying the masculine, solar and daytime principles.
Azalea
A tragic flower that grows out of bloody tears shed by a boy turned into a parrot by his cruel stepmother.
Aster
In Chinese, it means beauty, charm, modesty, humility and elegance.
Bamboo
A symbol of grace, constancy, flexibility and plasticity, good education, long-term friendship, longevity and blooming old age (permanently green). Bamboo represents a perfect person who can bow before a storm, but then gets up again.
Marigold
Marigold. They mean loyalty.
Birch
Symbol of fertility and light. Protects from witches, drives away evil spirits, so lazy people and sleepwalkers were fed with birch porridge.
Hawthorn
In the European tradition, it is considered a flower of fairies, apotropaic. A wreath of May hawthorn flowers is a sign of virginity, chastity or a miraculous virgin conception.
Beech
A symbol of prosperity and deification. Dedicated to Zeus.
Elder
In Europe, this plant symbolizes witchcraft, magic and the power of spirits. A sprig of elder was worn on Walpurgis Night.
Thistle
It means challenge, asceticism, vindictiveness, misanthropy. Donkey food.
Oak
Oak is a symbol of longevity, wisdom, strength and endurance. Oak is dedicated to Zeus, Thor, Perun and...
Spruce
Symbolizes courage, integrity and honesty. In Chinese symbolism, it means the chosen one and patience. In Greek mythology, the spruce is dedicated to Pan and Wodan. See also pine.
Violet
Hidden virtues and beauty, modesty.
fig tree
Fertility, life, peace, prosperity. The fig tree sometimes personifies the Tree of Knowledge and combines the symbolism of both male and female principles, since the fig leaf has the male symbolism of the lingam, and the fig has the female symbolism of the yoni.
Heliotrope
In European culture, a sunny flower or grass symbolizes eternal affection and love. Dedicated to Apollo and Clytia.
Carnation
Red carnation means admiration, marriage and passionate love; pink - tears of the Virgin Mary and motherhood; white - pure love; yellow - refusal.
Chrysanthemum
In Chinese symbolism, it means autumn, retirement, lightness, cold grandeur, learning, harvest, ease of manners, wealth, longevity, that which survives (because it withstands the cold).
Willow
A charmed tree dedicated to the moon goddess. Weeping willow symbolizes grief, unhappy love. associated with funerals.
Cedar
Means strength, nobility and incorruptibility.
Cypress
Phallic symbol, as well as the emblem of death and burial. Cypress was supposed to keep the body from decay, hence its use in cemeteries. Crowned by the Sun or the Moon, he personifies the androgyne.
Maple Leaf
Chinese and Japanese means autumn.
Clover
Symbolizes the divine triad, the triple aspect of the life of the body, soul and spirit.
lily of the valley
Means sweetness, virginity and modesty.
laurel
Laurel is a symbol of victory, protection, immortality and secret knowledge. Fragrant varieties of laurel were the emblem of the Koran in Greece and Rome ...
Lily
Symbolizes purity, peace, resurrection and royalty. Dedicated to all the Virgin Goddesses, the Mother, the One. In addition, the lily personified the fertility of the Goddess of the Earth, and later the gods of Heaven.
The language of flowers
Flowers can be used to express feelings that for one reason or another cannot be expressed or written.
Linden
In European culture, it personifies female grace, beauty, happiness.
Lotus
This is a universal oriental symbol (in the West - a lily or a rose). It has solar and lunar aspects. Means death and life. Appears in the images of the sun gods in Egypt and India, as well as in the images of the moon deities of the Semitic religions. Depicted with the Great Mother as the goddess of the moon.
Buttercup
In the Greco-Roman tradition, it means joking, malevolence, madness. It is the emblem of Ares (Mars).
Magnolia
In China, it means self-respect, demonstrativeness, spring, feminine charm and beauty.
Poppy
Symbol of the Great Mother, meaning Mother Virgin, night. Dedicated to all lunar and night deities. Symbolizes fertility, fertility, oblivion, idleness.
Mandrake
The symbol of the Great Mother, the giver of life. Conspiracy plant. Emblem of Circe.
Daisy
In the West, it symbolizes innocence and purity. It is considered the emblem of the nymph Belida. Reflects the solar principle, as it is the "eye of the day
Maypole
Symbolizes the world axis around which the universe revolves. A tree without leaves, symbolizing change, becomes an unchanging axis, or center. The pillar has a phallic symbolism, and the disc, located on the top of the pillar, is feminine. Together, they represent fertility. The seven ribbons are the colors of the rainbow.
Juniper
In Greco-Roman mythology, it means protection, confidence and initiative. Dedicated to Hermes (Mercury).
Narcissus
This flower got its name from the Greek god Narcissus. Narcissus was distinguished by extraordinary beauty. One day he saw his own reflection in the water and died unable to look away. Narcissus is a symbol of selfishness.
Alder
Associated with death, fire in the forge and the forces of evaporation.
Olive
Means immortality, fertility. In the wedding ceremony, it is intended to ensure fertility, peace and abundance (since its oil is very valuable).
mistletoe
Symbolizes the essence of life, divine substance, panacea, immortality.
Orchid
Embodies magnificence, favor and luxury.
Holly
Means good will and joy; attribute of the sun gods.
Palm
It means the solar beginning, jubilation, honesty, glory. Since the palm tree always grows straight, it is a blessing, a triumph, a victory.
Fern
It represents loneliness, sincerity and humility.
peon
In China, it means masculinity, light, fame, love, luck, wealth, spring, youth, happiness, the yang principle (one of the few yang flowers).
Primrose
In Europe it symbolizes purity, youth, freshness; the Celts have a flower of fairies.
Ivy
As the weight of evergreens, ivy signifies immortality and eternal life.
Plantain
In China, it means self-education (a certain student who could not buy paper wrote on plantain leaves).
Wormwood
Means bitterness, disappointment and torment; dedicated to Ares (Mars).
Rowan
Symbolizes wisdom and protection from fairies and witchcraft.
Rose
A very complex character. It is ambivalent because it symbolizes both heavenly perfection and earthly passion, time and eternity, life and death, fertility and virginity.
Plum
In China, it symbolizes longevity, winter, beauty, purity, hermitage; unripe plum - a student. Since the plum blossoms in winter, it also represents strength, resilience, and triumph. Plum, bamboo and pine are the "three friends of winter".
Pine
Directness, vitality, fertility, strength of character, silence, solitude, phallic symbol. Being evergreen, symbolizes immortality. It was believed that it protects the body from decay, hence the manufacture of coffins from it and its presence in cemeteries; repels evil. Due to its shape, the pine cone is both a fiery and phallic symbol, representing male creative power, fertility and good luck.
Yew
Means funeral, grief, sadness.
Poplar
Water tree.
Shamrock
The shamrock-clover symbolizes the trinity, unity, balance, and also destruction. It is phallic, like the male trinity, and, as such, can be symbolically replaced by one large leaf.
Cane
Symbolize the marked time.
Tulip
Persian symbol of perfect love. Emblem of the Turkish house of the Ottomans and Holland.
The colors of the three stages of its maturation, white, red and black, symbolize the three stages of initiation, as well as the three stages of human life: white represents the innocent child; red - active, mature age; black - old age and death.
yarrow
A specific remedy for witchcraft.
Cherry
Like a tree that brings flowers before leaves, the cherry symbolizes that a person is born naked in this world and the earth accepts him naked.
Elm
In Christianity, it symbolizes dignity. Its height and widely spread branches personify the source of strength and support, which is the Holy Scripture for believers.
Ash
Sacred Cosmic Tree of Scandinavians Yggdrasil. It is also dedicated to Zeus (Jupiter). Represents adaptability, prudence, modesty. It is associated, moreover, with the blood splashed after the castration of Uranus. The nymphs of the ash tree were the Melias.
Jasmine
In China, it symbolizes femininity, sweetness, grace and attractiveness.
Every year, my professional landscaping activity begins in early spring and ends in late autumn. Therefore, vacation time usually falls on the gloomiest and coldest period of the year - December-February.
In the off-season, gardeners and professional landscape designers have the opportunity to study gardening books and magazines, plan a garden and future flower beds. However, we can improve our qualifications, replenishing our knowledge and experience, not only with the help of special literature, but also with educational trips.
Flora of Sinai
I went to Egypt - to Sharm El Sheikh, one of the most beautiful places in this country - to relax and get acquainted with the local flora.
Egypt is beautiful and green all year round, but during the winter months it is especially pleasant and joyful. I was struck by the bright warm sun, and the turquoise sea, and the abundance of flowering plants. All this creates a unique image of a fertile resort.
Only residents of countries with cold winters can fully appreciate the beauty of these places and the diversity of plants. After all, residents of warm countries perceive all this simply as a lush southern landscape familiar to the eye.
The natural flora and fauna of Sinai are typically desert. And the marine life is one of the most beautiful in the world. I was delighted with the originality of the local flora, as well as the abundance of various cultivated plants.
My interest in the ornamental gardening of this resort was reinforced by a visit to the colored canyon and an excursion to the monastery of St. Catherine.
I was struck by the abundance of species of evergreens that remain attractive all year round. Here I saw a great variety of outlandish flowers (many types of plants are not familiar to me). Majestic trees and palm trees, an abundance of vines, emerald green lawns are also striking. All this plant wealth is in a kind of contrast, and at the same time - in amazing harmony ...
Landscape design here fits perfectly into the local natural flora. The freeway is decorated with evergreens. Olive groves and many palm trees give the city a special charm. This is all the more appreciated because these islands of greenery and fragrant blooming oases around the hotels stand in stark contrast to the surrounding desert landscape.
Creating such oases in the desert is not only a lot of work, but also a great art!
The appearance of the local desert has hardly changed since biblical times. It is very dry here for a large period of the year, so it is not easy for people, plants, and animals to survive in such conditions. Desert vegetation is sparse: thorny plants predominate, acacia most often grows from trees. And near reservoirs or wells unexpectedly there are bushes of succulents...
Green world oasis
The vegetation of the oases is always lush and fresh. And in the architectural design of the resort, a bizarre combination of modern and ancient traditions surprises. The local natural landscape is unusual, where rocks meet coral reefs, and the desert ends abruptly near the sea, alternating with green oases of elegant hotels.
As in former times, so now beauty and usefulness are inseparable. Everything here is built on a wonderful rule: the true purpose of an ornamental garden is to serve human health. Therefore, the colorful world of oases serves to delight vacationers, strengthen their bodies and wonderfully fill their souls.
The abundance and variety of plants, the professionalism of plant compositions and the skillful combination of flowers, ornamental or flowering shrubs and vines, horticultural crops, palm trees, spices, fragrant herbs and medicinal plants please. Exotic representatives of the flora are correctly inscribed in the local vegetation.
The vegetative design of the resort is based on the centuries-old traditions of local plant lovers and modern landscape design technologies. It has been successfully created and maintained in the best possible way in a hot and dry climate, in conditions of a constant lack of moisture!
Indoor plants in nature
Many representatives of the Egyptian flora in countries with cold winters are grown as pot crops. They are familiar to us as the so-called indoor plants. Therefore, it was doubly interesting for me to meet them in the Egyptian oases.
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I am absolutely sure that everyone reading this text has repeatedly seen a similar scene in films. Lost travelers go through the desert, they die of hunger and thirst, the scorching sun creates a huge air temperature, and it would seem that death is very close. But now they see a small island with palm trees and water in the distance, they wonder if this is a mirage? Coming closer, they understand - this is the same oasis.
What is meant by the word oasis
Saying it, they mean a territory filled with vegetation and water, it must necessarily be in the middle of a desert arid area. If we talk about the size of such places, then it is impossible to single out any average indicator. Their size can vary greatly and range from a small lake with a few trees around it to a small town with its own industry and agricultural activities. Many forms of agriculture in such places are usually combined and given the name oasis farming.
Many people have a natural question, how are oases formed? After all, there are no rivers in the middle of the desert. The whole essence of their formation lies in underground rivers and reservoirs, the water of which has the ability to reach the surface of the earth due to sources created by people, or due to their own pressure. It is worth noting the fact that a certain number of them are supported by short-term showers, which, although occasionally, still occur in such places. An interesting fact is that migratory birds fly into a watering hole, leaving behind the seeds of various plants, so vegetation appears around such a reservoir. It is impossible not to mention the Antarctic oases. They call the territory on which there is no snow or ice cover.
The Importance of Oases in the Desert
- Possibility of watering place for animals living in the desert.
- Access to water for birds immigrating through the area.
- Possibility of formation of settlements in desert places.
- New tourist spots.
- Rescue for travelers lost in the desert.
Here are the advantages of the existence of such a phenomenon as oases for myself. From the photos that I attached to this text, you can see for yourself how beautiful and interesting these places are. If you have the opportunity to look into one of these wonderful places during your trip, do it, the best emotions and impressions are guaranteed to you!
