Red roses are love! All roses convey warmth, affection and love in varying degrees.

But the red rose, being the queen of roses, is the most popular of all.

The commonly recognized meaning of the red rose is deep love and affection.

Red roses also express more than romantic relationships, deep, pulsating passion, violent desires.

Red roses also symbolize courage, respect and admiration.

According to legend, Lakshmi, the most beautiful woman in the world, was born from an opened rose bud.

The progenitor of the universe Vishnu, having kissed the girl, woke her up, and she became his wife. From that moment on, Lakshmi was proclaimed the goddess of beauty, and the rose was a symbol of the divine secret that she keeps under the protection of sharp thorns.

There is another legend - Hindu, according to which the deities argued which flower is better, a rose or a lotus. And of course, the rose won, which led to the creation of a beautiful woman from the petals of this flower.

As a symbol of love and passion, the rose served as the emblem of the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite (Roman Venus), and also symbolized love and desire.

During the Renaissance, the rose was associated with Venus because of the beauty and fragrance of this flower, and the sharpness of its thorns was associated with the wounds of love.

According to one legend, the rose first bloomed when the goddess of love Aphrodite was born from the waves of the sea. As soon as she came ashore, the flakes of foam, sparkling on her body, began to turn into bright red roses.

Another story why the rose turned red - she blushed with pleasure when Eve, who was walking in the Garden of Eden, kissed her.

The rose is the flower most revered by Christianity. It is called so - the flower of the Virgin.

The painters depicted the Mother of God with three wreaths. A wreath of white roses meant her joy, red - suffering, and yellow - her glory.

The red moss rose arose from the drops of Christ's blood flowing over the cross. The angels collected it in golden bowls, but a few drops fell on the moss, a rose grew out of them, the bright red color of which should remind of the blood shed for our sins.

Knights once compared the ladies of their hearts to roses. They seemed as beautiful and impregnable as this flower. On the shields of many of the knights, a rose was engraved as an emblem.

Pink roses are a sign of elegance and sophistication. Gently pink roses symbolize sympathy.

Pink roses are often given in situations where a clear overtone of love is not required. This is a flower of sweet thoughts and tender emotions, they express joy, pride, gratitude.