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TATTOO DESIGNS & SYMBOLS - ANEMONE TATTOOS
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Anemone
 Anemone Tattoo Meanings
- The meaning of the anemone flower is "forsaken" and also "a dying
hope". The flower Anemone could also be used to signify
anticipation. The Anemone coronaria ("Kalanit" in Hebrew) is one of the best-known and beloved flowers in Israel. During the British Mandate of Palestine, British soldiers were nicknamed "Kalaniyot" for their red berets. The anemone is called the wind flower because it was believed that wind is what caused it to bloom.
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The Anemone is a flower often associated with death and sleep. The
anemone, of course, has come to
symbolize the memorial to fallen soldiers of the two World Wars in
the form of a poppy. The Anemone is featured in the myth of Aphrodite
mourning the death of Adonis -- the flower sprung from her tears.
Fairies sleep in the closed petals of the Anemone, waking as the petals
open in the morning, while the Opium Poppy became the symbol of sleep
and oblivion. But the Anemone has a whole different meaning in the folklore of the middle ages, when it was a symbol of protection against evil.
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The Anemone is the birth flower associated with the astrological
sign Sagittarius.
Flowers as tattoo designs and symbols can be far more than just pretty pictures on pretty girls. Flowers are the embodiment of nature and concise symbols of the cycle of birth, life, procreation, death and rebirth. Specific flowers have come to represent a myriad of different beliefs in different cultures. In the East, the lotus flower has tremendous spiritual significance, as does the rose in the West. Similarly, the tremendous spectrum of colors present in flowers can have symbolic importance; white for purity, red for passion, or to represent the blood of Christ are but a few examples.
 The symbolism of flowers remains largely hidden from us today. We encounter it daily, however, in art, literature, folklore, and mythology, the mystery and magnificence waiting to be found. It is also found in the old remedies of apothecaries and herbalists, for flowers not only brought joy, happiness and messages of love, but were used to heal the sick and encourage the dying during their last journey through this life.
Get inspired by some really great images and photos in our
Anemone Flower
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See also: Flower
& Plant Tattoo Index,
Japanese Tattoo Index,
Love Tattoo Index
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