...In Christian legend, the carnation is said to have grown from the tears of the Virgin Mary as she saw Christ being crucified, and was considered a symbol of maternal love. Thus, in 1907, American Ann Jarvis proposed the custom of wearing a red carnation on the chest of a child whose mother is still alive, and a white carnation on the chest of a child whose mother has died, on Mother's Day (the second Sunday in May). It is said that the red center of this flower is due to the blood that dripped from Christ's body, but in a legend related to the Ronsecco family in Italy, the white flower was stained red with blood when the warrior Orlando was stabbed in the chest by an enemy. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Jarvis, A." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…キリスト教伝説では,十字架にかけられるキリストを見送った聖母マリアが落とした涙のあとに生じた花とされ,母性愛の象徴と考えられた。よって1907年にアメリカのジャービスAnn Jarvisの提唱により,〈母の日〉(5月の第2日曜日)には母親が健在の子は赤の,亡くした子は白のカーネーションを,それぞれ胸に付ける習慣が生まれた。この花の中央部が赤いのはキリストの体から滴った血のせいだといわれるが,イタリアのロンセッコ家にまつわる伝承では,勇士オルランドが敵に胸を突かれたときの血で白い花が赤くまだらに染まったことになっている。… ※「Jarvis,A.」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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