What are the twelve Chinese flower gods?
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Flower Goddess of the First Month
The flower gods of the twelve months in China are plum blossoms in the first month, apricot flowers in the second month, peach blossoms in the third month, peonies in the fourth month, pomegranates in the fifth month, lotus in the sixth month, and lotus in the seventh month. Moon Goddess Hosta, August Goddess Osmanthus, September Goddess Chrysanthemums, October Goddess Orchid, November Goddess Narcissus, December Goddess Wintersweet.
Flower Goddess of the First Month
The Flower God of the First Moon
The Flower God of Plum Blossoms is said to be Lin Bu, a poet of the Northern Song Dynasty. He lived in seclusion on a lonely mountain in the West Lake and remained idle throughout his life. One theory is that Liu Mengmei in the Ming Dynasty opera Peony Pavilion, in his dream, he met Du Liniang who died for love under the plum tree. Later, Du Liniang came back to life and combined with Liu Meng, creating a tortuous marriage.
February Flower God
Apricot The God of Flowers is said to be Jianren, and he teaches people to cook with the fire of jujube and apricots. One theory is that it is Yang Yuhuan. After the Anlu Mountain Rebellion subsided, Emperor Xuanzong wanted to bury the imperial concubine, but he saw a forest of apricot flowers on the horse ghost slope. Therefore, later generations regarded Yang Yuhuan as the apricot flower god.
March Flower God
Peach Blossom The flower god is said to be Yang Yanzhao, one of the generals of the Yang family in the Northern Song Dynasty. He guarded the border for twenty years and repeatedly defeated the Khitan army. It may be that he resisted foreign invaders just like the peach tree that can drive away evil, so he was named the Peach Blossom God. One is said to be Cui Ge, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, because he once wrote the famous line "The human face does not know where to go, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze".
April Flower God
Peony The flower god is said to be Li Bai, the poet of the Tang Dynasty who wrote many peony poems.
May Flower God
Pomegranate The Flower God is said to be Zhang Chun who retrieved pomegranates from the Western Regions. One theory is that it is Zhong Kui, because when the pomegranate flowers bloom, it is officially the Dragon Boat Festival, and every family often pastes Zhong Kui to ward off evil spirits, so the pomegranate flowers and Zhong Kui have a relationship.
June Flower God
Lotus The God of Flowers is said to be Xi Shi, who left traces of picking lotuses on Jinfan Trail in Suzhou.
July Flower Goddess
Host The flower god is said to be Mrs. Li, the favored wife of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, because she usually put a hosta flower on her temples.
August Flower God
Osmanthus The God of Flowers is said to be Dou Yujun of the Five Dynasties. He taught his children well, and all his five sons became high-ranking officials. They and his son were known as "the coffin tree is old, and the osmanthus is fragrant with five branches." Another theory is that she was Luzhu, the beloved wife of Jingzhou Shi Chong in the Western Jin Dynasty. She was good at playing the flute and was beautiful. Sun Xiu, an accomplice of Zhao Zhengsima Lun, once wanted to take Luzhu as his wife, but Shi Chong was killed by King Zhao. Luzhu fell from the building and died in love. People use the scattering of osmanthus flowers as a metaphor for green beads, and call her the god of osmanthus flowers.
September Flower God
Chrysanthemum The God of Flowers is said to be Tao Yuanming. This pastoral poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty took chrysanthemums as his friends and wrote many poems praising chrysanthemums. It is most appropriate to use this noble hermit as the representative of the flower hermit.
October Flower God
Orchid The God of Flowers is said to be Qu Yuan, the great poet of Chu State during the Warring States Period. In his Li Sao, he used orchid hui as a metaphor for himself. He loved his country deeply, but when he saw that the government was corrupt and his political ideals could not be realized, he threw himself into the river and committed suicide.
November Flower God
The Narcissus Flower God is said to refer to the Luo God. Because narcissus grows by the water, and its posture is elegant and graceful, like the fairy Lingbo, so people regard Luo Shen as the god of narcissus.
December Flower God
The winter plum flower god is said to be Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian of the Song Dynasty. Because they advocated changing the name of Huangmei to Wintersweet.
February Flower Goddess
March Flower Goddess
April Flower Goddess
Mayflower
June Flower Goddess
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August Flower Goddess
September Flower Goddess
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