In ancient Greek mythology, there are also stories of poppies. There is a demon god named Xupunos who is in charge of death. His son Maffez, with poppy fruit in his hand, guarded his sleeping father so as not to wake him.
Poppy symbolizes Scorpio in the zodiac and is the eighth house of the zodiac, which is a kind of transformation. (Pluto) is the star of Scorpio, both of which inspire the potential power of crossing and deepening, giving Scorpio the belief of lifelong self-cultivation. Scorpio is in charge of flowers in late autumn. In the name of Pluto, it is associated with overgrown plants, prickly, dark red narcotic plants, or carnivorous plants, especially bringing the colors of Pluto and the eighth house.
In Europe, the Flemish red poppy belonging to the genus Papaver is regarded as a "commemorative flower". 19 14 When World War I broke out, the Germans quickly occupied Belgium, and Britain and France successively sent troops to deal with Germany. Flanders, Belgium, became the main battlefield of the Western Front, where millions of soldiers (including junior officers) fell. 19 15 10/0/On October 8th, Canadian doctor John McRae witnessed the cruel war that took the lives of so many soldiers. He wrote the poem "The Battlefield of Flanders" to commemorate the soldiers who died defending the motherland, thus encouraging more young people to join the war and defend their homeland. His poems also contain the author's thoughts of opposing war and longing for peace.
Inspired by John McRae's poems, American Moina Mogna began to wear red poppies to commemorate the soldiers who died in battle. She also sells poppies and uses the money to help disabled veterans.
1920, French woman E. Gué rin sold handmade poppies to raise money to help children orphaned after the first world war. She visited Canada at 192 1 and persuaded the Canadian War Veterans Association to accept poppy as a symbol of Veterans Day to raise money. Therefore, from the last Friday of June 65438+ 10 to the Veterans Day of June 65438+ 10+1 0/,millions of poppy signs were distributed to the public. People wear this sign on the left collar of clothes or near the heart to express their condolences to those who died for their country. People can even buy poppies to help veterans and their families who need help.
The red poppies here are two varieties of plant-like corn poppy: Flemish red poppies and Alpine Yamakeshi, which are not the same plants as poppies. Culturally speaking, this red poppy symbolizes beauty and commemoration, and it is a theme related to sacrifice, love, respect and commemoration.