Can I plant chrysanthemums in front of the grave?
Chrysanthemum in China traditional culture has two meanings, one is noble and upright, and the other is auspicious and longevity. The interpretation of the connotation of chrysanthemum is very different from that of foreign countries.
In addition, chrysanthemum also means "nostalgia". You can use chrysanthemum to express your nostalgia for someone. So when we were in Tomb-Sweeping Day, we often offered chrysanthemums when we visited the grave.
There are two common chrysanthemum colors in Tomb-Sweeping Day, one is Huang Juhua, and the other is white chrysanthemum. Compared with other colors, the color of chrysanthemum is more low-key. However, according to the custom of our country, cold flowers with darker colors are generally used at funerals, so chrysanthemums are also widely used.
Formal chrysanthemums have noble plots. In ancient times, chrysanthemums were used to praise gentlemen. Coupled with its moral, planting chrysanthemums in front of graves is also a yearning for relatives, so it is also possible to plant chrysanthemums in front of relatives' graves and ancestral graves.
What's the point of planting chrysanthemums in front of graves?
It is best to plant white chrysanthemums on the grave. White chrysanthemums express their condolences and miss their dead relatives. White chrysanthemum represents nobility and has a refined temperament.
Moreover, chrysanthemums are full of graves, which is a particularly good feng shui, representing the prosperity of future generations and the blessing to the living.
In geomantic omen, chrysanthemum is not suitable for single plant, but it is more suitable in a crowded place, which will have the effect of nourishing yang. Chrysanthemum will not die, but can be planted in the cemetery all the time. Be careful not to put it with fire.
China Chrysanthemum Festival is dubbed as "the spread of western learning to the east"
Some people think that China's sacrifice of chrysanthemums is an act of spreading western learning to the east. Because we often see a lot of chrysanthemums at western-style funerals. However, it is irreversible that China's traditional sacrifices turn to environmental protection sacrifices. Flower Festival is advocated by people and is also suitable for the development of the times.
Chrysanthemum, as one of China's traditional famous flowers and four gentlemen, has the meaning of longevity. Scholars often give chrysanthemum paintings as gifts to their friends, wishing them longevity and health.
The color of flowers has certain physiological and psychological effects on people and has certain emotional symbolic significance. Sacrificial flowers are mainly light-colored, and the bouquets used for sacrifice are generally yellow chrysanthemums, which are commensurate with white flowers and dotted with a few purple flowers. Chrysanthemums are common in yellow and white, and their hue is low, so chrysanthemums are widely used in funerals.
The argument that western learning is spreading to the east seems untenable. Because in China, yellow represents sunshine, brightness, brilliance, solemnity, solemnity and brilliance.
In Egypt, yellow represents evil and the unknown. Express sadness and condolences in Japan. Yellow chrysanthemums represent elegant gentleman character, purple chrysanthemums represent warm life, and white chrysanthemums represent respect for the dead. It is appropriate for us to mourn our respected ancestors with chrysanthemums.