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Chrysanthemums are ill-treated flowers because they are associated with mourning, the dead and in general, sad contexts. In reality, this happens only in Italy, in the rest of the world, these colorful flowers have a joyful meaning, let's see which is the legend that revolves around their birth.

Chrysanthemum is a plant that belongs to the Asteraceae or Compositae family , native to Europe, Asia and Africa. There are at least 200 species that differ from each other for the time and type of flowering, for the posture and for the life cycle. Many varieties of chrysanthemum are suitable for growing in pots, in the garden or in the apartment and can give beautiful blooms even in the cold months.

Why is it the flower of the dead in Italy?

There are no great paradigms behind it, it is simply said that it has become the flower of the dead due to its seasonality, the chrysanthemum blooms in November, just to coincide with the celebrations of the Day of the Dead. This correlation does not exist in other cultures where the chrysanthemum acquires a completely different and opposite meaning to the Catholic one.

Chrysanthemum, meaning in the world

Chrysanthemum means flower of gold and has several meanings in the world. In Korea and China, for example, it is the flower of festivities, in Japan it is the national flower. It is no coincidence that the chrysanthemum is depicted in paintings and drapes or named in literary works. However, in the East in general, chrysanthemums are given as gifts for weddings, communions and even birthdays. In the United Kingdom, it is given as a gift to celebrate a birth, in Australia it is the flower given for Mother's Day, while in the United States it symbolizes joy and positivity.

The legend of the chrysanthemum

Legend has it that in a small village a little girl watched in tears over her dying mother, but a pitying spirit, seeing the little girl so desperate, appeared near her and handed her a daisy, telling her to give it to death because the spirits had granted and she and his mother to continue to be together for as many days as there were flower petals.

When the spirit disappeared, the child with great care and delicacy began to reduce the petals into very thin strips without letting them detach and when death came, which had already been felt by the spirit of the concession made to the child, she saw the flower from infinity a number of petals.

He decided not to take the woman away and told the little girl that she too, death, would give her a gift: to allow her and her mother to spend as many years together as there were flower petals, and having said that she went away.

Chrysanthemum: meaning and symbolism

But what does the chrysanthemum represent? Why is it given away?

As we said, in Italy the white chrysanthemum means pain and mourning, while in the Eastern and Anglo-Saxon countries it is a symbol of joy, peace and vitality. It is given as a gift at weddings and to special friends.

The yellow chrysanthemum is given instead to be forgiven for something, since it symbolizes a neglected love, finally the surprise red chrysanthemum indicates the classic 'I love you'.

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