Meaning:
1. The lotus is also a lotus, which means years of prosperity, harmony and beauty, harmony and wealth, and also wishes for family harmony, harmony, etc. It can be hung in the couple's room to wish the couple a happy relationship. Love and happiness. "He" is homophonic with "harmony". The folk auspicious painting "Two Immortals in Harmony" shows one person holding a lotus and the other holding a box to show harmony. Among the Eight Immortals, He Xiangu is represented by holding a lotus in her hand, which symbolizes her beauty and her surname He, which represents peace and good luck.
2. The lotus is our traditional famous flower, with majestic leaves, straight stems, and delicate and gorgeous flowers. In people's hearts, the lotus symbolizes truth, goodness, and beauty.
3. It means a pure and beautiful woman. As early as the "Book of Songs" that has been passed down from ancient times to the present, there are records comparing lotus flowers to beautiful women. "Guo Feng·Chen Feng·Zepei" says: "On the other side of the waves, there are cattails and lotuses. There is a beautiful person, how can I be hurt? I am sleepy and do nothing, and my tears are pouring down." It describes a man comparing the lotus to the lotus he has admired for a long time. The beauty, whom I haven’t seen for a long time, is very sad. Whether he was awake or asleep, tears and snot could not help but flow down like rain.
4. It means that "the lotus roots are pulled together, and the lotus roots are tied together." This kind of pure and beautiful love is connected with the lotus roots. In ancient times, people would also make wishes to the lotus flowers, praying to give them a beautiful life. of marriage.
Symbol:
1. Integrity: In ancient poetry, the lotus has always symbolized perseverance and the noble quality of being clean and self-sufficient. The sentence "not evil" means that the lotus grows from the mud but does not have the filth of the mud, and grows from the clear water but is not at all coquettish. This symbolizes the upright officials and praises them for their breeze in their sleeves and their service to the people. The lotus is also known as "green lotus", and "green lotus" has the same pronunciation as "incorruptible". Therefore, when visiting officials, carrying a bouquet of lotus flowers expresses your high respect for them.
2. Deep friendship: China has always had the custom of giving flowers to friends. Plum blossoms are mostly given to proud gentlemen, peonies are mostly given to close friends, and lotus flowers can be given to those with deep feelings. Friends, it can symbolize the strong friendship between people.
3. Holiness: The lotus is the seat of Buddha and Bodhisattva in Buddhism. For those who believe in Buddhism, this represents holiness, and they try their best to promote that the lotus grows from the mud without any dirt on its body. This kind of pure and noble spirit, and take this spirit as the creed of life. Therefore, the lotus also symbolizes holiness.