The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Icons of beauty, providers of sustenance, even symbols of divinity — blossoming plants have assumed a deep significance to ...

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why?

Other similar plants from the Cactaceae family include the Christmas cactus and the Easter cactus, which also bloom near ...

The red poppy is instantly recognisable as the emblem for Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday commemorations. As the ...

All of Jujutsu Kaisen's Domain Expansion hand signs have similar meanings and affiliations with spirits, gods, or spiritual and religious concepts. This article shall explore 13 of these ...

The first year in Dionysius' Easter table, Anno Domini 532, followed the year Anno Diocletiani 247. Dionysius made the change specifically to do away with the memory of Diocletian, who had harshly ...

The time you asked me to include your mother at Easter, my table was at its max capacity and crowded.” Friend: From where I’m sitting, this “very good friend” seems like a bit of a jerk.

As for how henna designs have evolved, “henna designs are often a combination of repetitive motifs such as flowers, vines, mandalas and so on. However, in more recent years, henna has been adapted to ...