Gifts of Love
Flowers
Rose
The rose represents both the sweetness, and, because of its thorns, the
pangs of love. The red rose stands for passionate, carnal attachments,
while the white rose symbolizes pure, spiritual love.
Lotus
The lotus is a powerful symbol of love, light and life. It was once
revered as the flower of Aphrodite
HoneySuckle
This flower entwines itself around other plants and represents the bonds
of love. It is associated with honey, traditionally an aphrodisiac.
Love Tokens
Locket
A locket symbolizes love firmly shut in the heart, especially if the locket
is heart shaped.
Ivy
Ivy was sacred to the Egyptians god Osiris and the Greek god Dionysos.
A sprig of ivy represents constancy, unending love and tenderness.
Dress
Veils
The veil can be the seducer's mask, behind which lurks temptation, carnality
and danger. The lifting of the bride's veil symbolizes the end of
innocence and chastity
Fans
In china, the fan symbolizes the breath of life. If a chaperoned
young woman held a shut fan o her breast, she was telling her suitor: "My
heart is yours."
Love
Knots and Rings
Eternal
Knot The endless knot signifies both eternal love and longevity,
implying that a happy union may bring a long life.
Rings
Rings are the symbol of the love that, like a ring, has no end.
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`Tai
January 1999