Easter flower

Japanese: Easter flower(英語表記)Easterflower
Easter flower

...Therefore, even in the Christian era, anemones are associated with the blood of Christ at the time of his Passion and are a symbol of Mary's sorrow at that time. On the other hand, anemones are also called the "Easter flower," which shows that they also have the meaning of eternal life. This is a concept that has been passed down from the Greek era, and the anemone became a symbol of resurrection and eternal life because it is a perennial plant.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Easter flower" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それゆえキリスト教時代になってもアネモネはキリストの受難のときの血と結びつけられ,またそのときのマリアの悲しみの象徴とされる。しかし他方,アネモネは〈復活祭の花Easter flower〉ともいわれることからわかるように,そこには永生の意味もこめられている。そしてこれはギリシア時代から引き継がれてきた考え方であり,アネモネが復活と永生の象徴ともなったのは,それが多年生植物であることによるといえる。…

※「Easter flower」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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