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15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Discover the language of flowers with the Almanac’s complete chart of Flower Meanings. When selecting flowers—for a Mother’s Day bouquet, your garden, or even a tattoo—know the symbolic meaning of your favorite flowers.
The History of Flower Meanings
The language of flowers has been recognized for centuries in many countries throughout Europe and Asia. They even play a large role in William Shakespeare’s works. Mythologies, folklore, sonnets, and plays of the ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and Chinese are peppered with flower and plant symbolism—and for good reason.
Whether you’re giving flowers to a mother for Mother’s Day , a friend on their birthday, or a beloved on Valentine’s Day, nearly every sentiment imaginable can be expressed with flowers. The orange blossom, for instance, means chastity, purity, and loveliness, while the red chrysanthemum means “I love you.”
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January birth flowers: carnations and snowdrops, april birth flowers: daisies and sweet peas, february birth flowers: violets and primroses, flower language of the victorian era.
Learning the special symbolism of flowers became a popular pastime during the 1800s. Nearly all Victorian homes had, alongside the Bible, guidebooks for deciphering the “language,” although definitions shifted depending on the source.
Following the protocol of Victorian-era etiquette , flowers were primarily used to deliver messages that couldn’t be spoken aloud. In a sort of silent dialogue, flowers could be used to answer “yes” or “no” questions. A “yes” answer came in the form of flowers handed over with the right hand; if the left hand was used, the answer was “no.”
Plants could also express aversive feelings, such as the “conceit” of pomegranate or the “bitterness” of aloe . Similarly, if given a rose declaring “devotion” or an apple blossom showing “preference,” one might return to the suitor a yellow carnation to express “disdain.”
How flowers were presented and in what condition was important. If the flowers were given upside down, then the conveyed idea was the opposite of what was traditionally meant. How the ribbon was tied said something: Tied to the left, the flowers’ symbolism applied to the giver, whereas tied to the right, the sentiment was in reference to the recipient. And, of course, a wilted bouquet delivered an obvious message!
More examples of plants and their associated human qualities during the Victorian era include bluebells and kindness, peonies and bashfulness, rosemary and remembrance, and tulips and passion. The meanings and traditions associated with flowers have certainly changed over time, and different cultures assign varying ideas to the same species. Still, the fascination with “perfumed words” persists just the same.
Flower Symbolism Chart
See our chart below for meanings of herbs, flowers, and other plants. (Please note: Our chart below reflects mainly Victorian flower language.)
Click on linked plant names for a photo and growing guide.
| Meanings of Herbs, Flowers, and Other Plants | |
|---|---|
| Abatina | Fickleness |
| Acanthus | The fine art, Artifice |
| Affection, also Grief | |
| Pride | |
| Forsaken | |
| Angelica | Inspiration |
| Preference | |
| Unchanging friendship | |
| Symbol of love, Daintiness | |
| Everlasting Love | |
| Single blessedness | |
| Good wishes | |
| Bay tree | Glory |
| Beware | |
| Belledonna | Silence |
| Bittersweet | Truth |
| Justice | |
| Bluebell | Humility |
| Borage | Bluntness, Directness |
| Let me go | |
| Beauty | |
| Camellia, pink | Longing for you |
| Camellia, red | You’re a flame in my heart |
| Camellia, white | You’re adorable |
| Candytuft | Indifference |
| Fascination, Female love, Mother’s love | |
| – Red carnation | Alas for my poor heart, My heart aches, Deep love |
| – White carnation | Innocence, pure love, sweet love |
| – Pink carnation | I’ll never forget you |
| – Striped | Refusal |
| – Yellow carnation | Disdain, Disappointment, Rejection |
| Chamomile | Patience in adversity |
| Usefulness | |
| , red | I love you |
| Chrysanthemum, yellow | Slighted love |
| Chrysanthemum, white | Truth |
| Mental beauty | |
| Clematis, evergreen | Poverty |
| , white | Think of me |
| Foolishness, Folly | |
| - Columbine, purple | Resolution |
| - Columbine, red | Anxious, Trembling |
| Always cheerful | |
| Hidden worth/merit | |
| Crab blossom | Ill nature |
| , spring | Cheerfulness, Youthful gladness |
| Cyclamen | Resignation, Diffidence, Goodbye |
| Regard, Unequalled love | |
| , single | Good taste |
| Innocence, Loyal love, I’ll never tell | |
| Chinese emblem for mother | |
| Powerful against evil | |
| Edelweiss | Courage, Devotion |
| Flattery | |
| Fern | Magic, Fascination, Secret bonds of love |
| True love memories, Do not forget me | |
| You’re lovely, Secret love | |
| Folly, Stupidity | |
| Flower of the Gladiators, Integrity, Strength, Victory | |
| Goldenrod | Encouragement, Good fortune |
| Heliotrope | Eternal love, Devotion |
| Delicate beauty | |
| Holly | Defense, Domestic happiness |
| Ambition | |
| Bonds of love | |
| Sport, Game, Play | |
| – Blue Hyacinth | Constancy |
| – Purple Hyacinth | Sorrow |
| – Yellow Hyacinth | Jealousy |
| – White Hyacinth | Loveliness, Prayers for someone |
| Gratitude for being understood, Frigidity and heartlessness | |
| Hyssop | Sacrifice, Cleanliness |
| Faith, trust, Wisdom, Hope, Valor | |
| Affection, Friendship, Fidelity | |
| , white | Sweet love, Amiability |
| Jasmine, yellow | Grace; Elegance |
| Lady’s Slipper | Capricious beauty |
| Open heart, Levity, Lightness, Fickleness (pink or simple varieties). | |
| Distrust | |
| Lemon balm | Sympathy |
| Joy of youth | |
| (white) | Virginity, Purity, Heavenly |
| Lily (yellow) | Happy, Gay, Walking on air |
| Lily (orange) | Hatred |
| Lily, tiger | Wealth, Pride |
| Sweetness, Tears of the Virgin Mary, Humility | |
| Lotus Flower | Purity, Enlightenment, Self-regeneration, and Rebirth |
| Nobility, Love of nature | |
| Grief, Jealousy | |
| Joy, Happiness | |
| Virtue | |
| Affection | |
| Good luck, Love in a marriage | |
| Patriotism, Conquest, Victory in Battle | |
| Oak | Strength |
| Substance | |
| Thoughts | |
| Festivity | |
| Bashful, Happy life, Shame | |
| Pine | Humility, Piety |
| Consolation | |
| Danger, beware | |
| , red | Love, I love you |
| Rose, dark crimson | Mourning |
| Rose, pink | Happiness |
| Rose, white | Innocence, Heavenly, I’m worthy of you |
| Rose, yellow | Jealousy, Decrease of love, Infidelity |
| Remembrance | |
| Rue | Grace, Clear vision |
| Wisdom, Immortality | |
| , blue | I think of you |
| , red | Forever mine |
| Savory | Spice, Interest |
| Snapdragon | Deception, Graciousness |
| Sorrel | Affection |
| Southernwood | Constancy, Jest |
| Spearmint | Warmth of sentiment |
| Feminine fidelity | |
| , dwarf | Adoration |
| Sunflower, tall | Haughtiness |
| Blissful pleasures, Goodbye, Thank you for a lovely time | |
| Gallantry | |
| Sweet woodruff | Humility |
| Tansy | Hostile thoughts, Declaring war |
| Lasting interest | |
| Courage, strength | |
| , red | Passion, Declaration of love |
| Tulip, yellow | Sunshine in your smile |
| Valerian | Readiness |
| Watchfulness, Modesty, Faithfulness | |
| Willow | Sadness |
| Everlasting love | |
| Thoughts of absent friends, Lasting affection | |
Flower Meanings by Color
Flowers provide an incredibly nuanced form of communication. Some plants, including roses, poppies, and lilies, could express a wide range of emotions based on their color alone.
Take, for instance, all of the different meanings attributed to variously colored carnations: Pink meant “I’ll never forget you”; red said “my heart aches for you”; purple conveyed capriciousness; white was for “the sweet and lovely”; and yellow expressed romantic rejection.
Likewise, a white violet meant “innocence,” while a purple violet said the bouquet giver’s “thoughts were occupied with love.” A red rose was used to openly express feelings of love, while a red tulip was a confession of love. The calla lily was interpreted to mean “magnificent beauty,” and a clover said, “think of me.”
Unsurprisingly, the color of the rose plays a huge role. Red roses symbolize love and desire, but roses come in a variety of colors, and each has its own meaning.
- White rose : purity, innocence, reverence, a new beginning, a fresh start.
- Red rose : love; I love you.
- Deep, dark crimson rose : mourning.
- Pink rose : grace, happiness, gentleness.
- Yellow rose : jealousy, infidelity.
- Orange rose : desire and enthusiasm.
- Lavender rose : love at first sight.
- Coral rose : friendship, modesty, sympathy.
What Wedding Flowers Mean
One tradition is to select the flowers of a wedding bouquet based on plant symbolism . For example, look to the royal flower bouquet at the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, to Kate Middleton (now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge). Her all-white bouquet had lily-of-the-valley (representing trustworthiness, purity), sweet William (gallantry), hyacinth (loveliness), myrtle (love in marriage), and ivy (continuity). Altogether, these flowers’ meanings reveal the hope of a loving, everlasting marriage.
The groom, too, wore a flower that appeared in the bridal bouquet in his button-hole. This stems from the Medieval tradition of wearing his Lady’s colors to declare his love.
One fun modern idea is to give each bridesmaid a bouquet featuring a signature flower whose meaning suits her personality.
There is a language, little known, Lovers claim it as their own. Its symbols smile upon the land, Wrought by nature’s wondrous hand; And in their silent beauty speak, Of life and joy, to those who seek For Love Divine and sunny hours In the language of the flowers. –The Language of Flowers, London, 1875
Now discover the meaning of birth month flowers !
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June Birth Flowers: Roses and Honeysuckles
July Birth Flowers: Larkspurs and Water Lilies
May Birth Flowers: Lily-of-the-Valley and Hawthorn
Here is a wonderful novel which includes the language of flowers.
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
isnt poppy death
Yeah, that's what I thought as well.
No poppy means remembrance and consolation for all the soldiers who had died.
Let's not forget that also the number of flowers in a bouquet has a meaning. There's al lot of love in these numbers. But I prefer faith, as an expression of love, and encouragement & support, as an expression of faith. This is expressed by a bouquet of 30 flowers, as can be seen for example in "Survival Tune for a Crazy World", on YouTube.
Yikes! I've always heard that yellow roses signify friendship, rather than the love attributed to red roses. I suppose the meaning can change over time, and from place to place.
That is what I learned too (from my grandmother). And would explain why they are sold so often, Slightly confused. Good to know Coral from now on
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representational (adj.)
"pertaining to or of the nature of representation," 1855, originally in philosophy, from representation + -al (1). Specifically of visual arts by 1923. Related: Representationally .
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c. 1400, representacioun , "image, likeness symbolic memorial," from Old French representacion (14c.) and directly from Latin repraesentationem (nominative repraesentatio ), "a bringing before one, a showing or exhibiting," noun of action from past-participle stem of repraesentare "show, exhibit, display" (see represent (v.)).
The sense of "act of presenting to the mind or imagination" is attested by 1640s. The meaning "statement made in regard to some matter" is from 1670s. Legislative sense of "fact of representing or being represented" is by 1769, thus "share or participation in legislation, etc., by means of regularly chosen or appointed delegates; the system by which communities and societies have a voice in their own affairs and the making of their laws."
suffix forming adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, "of, like, related to, pertaining to," Middle English -al , -el , from French or directly from Latin -alis (see -al (2)).
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In his interview with Eve Bearne, Gunther Kress argues that literacy is “that which is about representation” (Kress, in Bearne, 2005, p. 288). Because “literacy” implies something that is mediated through text, in my previous post I questioned the idea of what constitutes a “text.” After further consideration, I feel that representation is the key; therefore, for the purposes of this post I have decided to pursue representation a bit further.
The following two graphics provide a visual model for the way I have come to understand representation through various readings (most notably, those by cultural theorist Stuart Hall). Although these models represent the culmination of my understanding, I thought it would be helpful to begin with these models and then proceed to deconstruct and explain them throughout the post.
Model 1: Theories of Representation
Cultural theorist Stuart Hall describes representation as the process by which meaning is produced and exchanged between members of a culture through the use of language, signs and images which stand for or represent things (Hall, 1997). However, there are several different theories that describe how language is used to represent the world; three of which are outlined above: reflective, intentional and constructionist.
With reflective approach to representation, language is said to function like a mirror; it reflects the true meaning of an object, person, idea or event as it already exists in the world. The Greek word ‘ mimesis’ is used for this purpose to describe how language imitates (or “mimics”) nature. Essentially, the reflective theory proposes that language works by simply reflecting or imitating a fixed “truth” that is already present in the real world (Hall, 1997).
The intentional approach argues the opposite, suggesting that the speaker or author of a particular work imposes meaning onto the world through the use of language. Words mean only what their author intends them to mean. This is not to say that authors can go making up their own private languages; communication – the essence of language – depends on shared linguistic conventions and shared codes within a culture. The author’s intended meanings/messages have to follow these rules and conventions in order to be shared and understood (Hall, 1997).
The constructionist approach (sometimes referred to as the constructivist approach) recognizes the social character of language and acknowledges that neither things in themselves nor the individual users of language can fix meaning (Hall, 1997). Meaning is not inherent within an object itself, rather we construct meaning using systems of representation (concepts and signs); I will elaborate upon these systems further in my second model. According to Hall:
“Constructivists do not deny the existence of the material world. However, it is not the material world which conveys meaning: it is the language system or whatever system we are using to represent our concepts. It is social actors who use the conceptual systems of their culture and the linguistic and other representational systems to construct meaning, to make the world meaningful and to communicate about that world meaningfully to others.” (Hall, 1997, p. 25)
There are two major variants of the constructionist approach: the semiotic approach, which was largely influenced by the Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, and the discursive approach, which is associated with French philosopher Michel Foucault.
Semiotics is the study of signs in a culture (culture as language), though the semiotic approach doesn’t consider how, when or why language is used. Saussure believed that language was a rule-governed system that could be studied with the law-like precision of a science (deemed “structuralism”). He called this rule-governed structure “ la langue,” and referred to individual language acts as “ la parole” (Culler, 1976). Many found Saussure’s model appealing because they felt it offered a closed, structured, scientific approach to “the least scientific object of inquiry – culture” (Culler, 1976, p. 29).
“Saussure’s great achievement was to force us to focus on language itself, as a social fact; on the process of representation itself; on how language actually works and the role it plays in the production of meaning. In doing so, he saved language from the status of a mere transparent medium between things and meaning . He showed, instead, that representation was a practice .” (Hall, 1997, p. 34)
With the semiotic approach, in addition to words and images, objects themselves can function as signifiers in the production of meaning (Hall, 1997). Therefore from this perspective, going back to my previous post, my little book of plant pressings may in fact be considered a text since each little plant was chosen as a representative of an entire species. Because they were being used to represent certain species, it is not the actual plant clipping itself that carries the meaning, rather it is the symbolic function it serves in generalizing the morphology, physiology, taxonomy etc.
What Saussure failed to address, however, were questions related to power in language (Hall, 1997). Cultural theorists eventually rejected the idea that language could be studied with law-like precision, mainly because language doesn’t operate within a “closed” system as Saussure suggests. In a culture, language tends to operate across larger units of analysis – narratives, statements, groups of images, and whole discourses which operate across a variety of texts and areas of knowledge (Hall, 1997).
Michel Foucault used the word “ representation ” to refer to the production of knowledge (rather than just meaning) through the use of discourses (rather than just language) (Foucault, 1980). His conception of “discourse” was less concerned about whether things exist, as it was with where meaning comes from. Discourse is always context-dependent.
J.P. Gee uses the concept of Discourse to describe the “distinctive ways of speaking, listening, reading and writing, coupled with distinctive ways of acting, interacting, valuing, feeling, dressing, thinking, believing with other people and with various object, tools, and technologies so as to enact specific socially recognizable identities engaged in specific socially recognizable activities” (Gee, 2008, p. 155). As Foucault suggests in The Archaeology of Knowledge, “nothing has meaning outside of discourse” (Foucault, 1972).
Additionally, for Foucault the formation of discourses had the potential to sustain a “regime of truth” in a particular context. No form of thought could claim absolute truth, because “truth” was all relative; knowledge, linked to power, can make itself true .
“Here I believe one’s point of reference should not be the great model of language (langue) and signs, but that of war and battle. The history which bears and determines us has the form of a war rather than that of a language: relations of power not relations of meaning” (Foucault, 1980, p. 114-115)
Model 2: Systems of Representation
Meaning is always produced within language; it is the practice of representation, constructed through signifying. As described in the previous section, the “real world” itself does not convey meaning. Instead, meaning-making relies two different but related systems of representation: concepts and language .
Concepts are our mental representations of real-world phenomena. They may be constructed from physical, material objects that we can perceive through our senses (e.g. a chair, a flower, a tangerine), or they may be abstract things that we cannot directly see, feel, or touch (e.g. love, war, culture). In our minds, we organize, cluster, arrange and classify different concepts and build complex schema to describe the relations between them (Hall, 1997).
If we have a concept for something, we can say we know its meaning , but we cannot communicate this meaning without the second system of representation: language . Language can include written or spoken words, but it can also include visual images, gestures, body language, music, or other stimuli such as traffic lights (Hall, 1997). It is important to note that language is completely arbitrary, often bearing little resemblance to the things to which they refer. As Stuart Hall describes:
“Trees would not mind if we used the word SEERT – ‘trees’ written backwards – to represent the concept of them… it is not at all clear that real trees know that they are trees, and even less clear that they know that the word in English which represents the concept of themselves is written TREE whereas in French it is written ARBRE! As far as they are concerned, it could just as well be written COW or VACHE or indeed XYZ” (Hall, 1997, p. 21)
Codes govern the translation between concepts and language . These codes are culturally constructed and stabilize meanings within different languages and cultures. (Note: although meanings can be stabilized within a culture, they are never finally fixed. Social and linguistic conventions change over time as cultures evolve).
Saussure referred to the form , or the language used to refer to a concept, as “ the signifier,” and the corresponding idea it triggered in your head (the concept ) as “ the signified .” Together, these constituted “ the sign,” which he argued “are members of a system and are defined in relation to the other members of that system” (Culler, 1976, p. 19).
In order to produce meaning, signifiers have to be organized into a system of differences (Hall, 1997). For example, it is not the particular colours used in a traffic light that carries meaning – red, yellow, green, blue, pink, violet or vermillion are all arbitrary. What matters instead is that they are different and can be distinguished from one another. It is the difference between Red and Green which signifies – not the colours themselves, or even the words used to describe them (Hall, 1997).
Therefore, going back to my plant pressings dilemma, I am now inclined to argue that my book of plant clippings is in fact a text. My wild rose clipping, for example, serves as a material “ signifier ” to represent the concept of “ wild rose-ness ” (the idea ) through its physiological differences to the other plants contained in the book. Meaning is made through the fact that it represents wild roses – even though I could have chosen any other wild rose plant from which to take my representative sample. The book itself is transportable and no longer tied to its immediate context of production, which was an important criterion for Lankshear and Knobel’s definition.
However, after compiling this research on representation , I have also come to understand that the definition of “text” is less important than its interpretation:
“There is a necessary and inevitable imprecision about language… There is a constant sliding of meaning in all interpretation, a margin – something in excess of what we intend to say – in which other meanings overshadow the statement or the text; where other associations are awakened to life, giving what we say a different twist. So interpretation becomes an essential aspect of the process by which meaning is given and taken” (Hall, 1997, p. 32-33).
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References:
Bearne, E. (2005). Interview with Gunther Kress. Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education. 26(3):287-299
Culler, J. (1976). Saussure. London: Fontana.
Foucault, M. (1972). The Archaeology of Knowledge. London: Tavistock.
Foucault, M. (1980). Power/Knowledge. Brighton: Harvester.
Gee, J.P. (2008). Chapter 8: Discourses and literacies. in Social linguistics and literacies: Ideology in discourses, 3rd edition. London: Routledge.
Hall, S. (Ed.) (1997). Representation: Cultural representations and signifying practices. Chapter 1: Representation, meaning and language. London Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage in association with the Open University. pp. 15-64
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representation. (n.). c. 1400, representacioun, "image, likeness symbolic memorial," from Old French representacion (14c.) and directly from Latin repraesentationem (nominative repraesentatio), "a bringing before one, a showing or exhibiting," noun of action from past-participle stem of repraesentare "show, exhibit, display" (see represent (v.)). The sense of "act of presenting to the mind or ...
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Flower Language of the Victorian Era. Learning the special symbolism of flowers became a popular pastime during the 1800s. Nearly all Victorian homes had, alongside the Bible, guidebooks for deciphering the "language," although definitions shifted depending on the source.
c. 1400, representacioun, "image, likeness symbolic memorial," from Old French representacion (14c.) and directly from Latin repraesentationem (nominative repraesentatio), "a bringing before one, a showing or exhibiting," noun of action from past-participle stem of repraesentare "show, exhibit, display" (see represent (v.)). The sense of "act of presenting to the mind or imagination" is ...
In his interview with Eve Bearne, Gunther Kress argues that literacy is "that which is about representation" (Kress, in Bearne, 2005, p. 288). Because "literacy" implies something that is mediated through text, in my previous post I questioned the idea of what constitutes a "text." After further consideration, I feel that representation is the key; therefore, for…
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Definition of representation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
REPRESENTATION definition: 1. a person or organization that speaks, acts, or is present officially for someone else: 2. the…. Learn more.
The noun 'representation' draws its etymological roots from the Latin word 'representatio,' which is a combination of 're,' meaning 'again' or 'back,' and 'presentatio,' derived from 'praesentare,' meaning 'to present' or 'to show.'In Latin, 'representatio' signified the act of presenting something again or depicting it in a particular manner. As the term evolved into English, it retained this ...
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That's according to a report published in The Guardian on New Year's Eve in which several regional leaders, including Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram, were highly critical of the apparent lack of northern representation in the decision-making process. The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court
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A representation acts or serves on behalf or in place of something. A lawyer provides legal representation for his client. A caricature is an exaggerated representation or likeness of a person.
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Nineteenth-century English - an overview. As in previous eras, language serves as an admirable witness to both history and change. Nineteenth-century conflicts such as the Crimean War (1854-6) are memorialized in words such as cardigan (named after James Brudenell, seventh earl of Cardigan who led the Charge of the Light Brigade) and balaclava (which derives from the name of a Crimean ...
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English word representation comes from Latin repraesento (I display, exhibit or show. I represent, depict.)
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El Mayo and El Chapo relationship. The two co-founded the cartel and, for decades, grew a worldwide network that traffics fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and heroin.
"If the sky should fall into the sea, and the stars fade all around me …" so begins France's most famous song about love: "L'hymne à l'amour." On the night of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the sky was stormy with rain clouds, the River Seine replaced the sea and any possible stars were overshadowed by the glittering Eiffel Tower, yet Edith Piaf's ...
A crowd gathered at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, for the release of an inquiry's report into the abuse of children and vulnerable adults in state- and faith-based institutions over ...