The legend of crape myrtle

Crape myrtle tree is graceful, the trunk is smooth and clean, and the flowers are colorful; when it blossoms in summer and autumn, the flowering period is extremely long, so it can bloom from June to September, so it is known as "hundred days of red" and the praise of "summer green covers the eyes, and this flower is full of red". So how much do you know about the legend of crape myrtle?

The legend of crape myrtle

Legend 1: after the epoch-making of Pangu, there was a beautiful fairy named crape myrtle. She had a wish to turn the earth into a beautiful wonderland, because at that time the earth lacked vitality, no flowers, no grass, no butterflies and bees. There are no rabbits, kittens and lovely animals.

She couldn't bear to go on like this, so she went to ask the Wanhua fairy, who promised to use magic to make the earth full of life, but only on the condition that she was turned into a flower. As soon as she gritted her teeth, she said firmly, "in order to make the earth a fairyland, I am willing to be a flower!" In memory of the fairy crape myrtle, people call this kind of flower crape myrtle. Crape myrtle can bring people good luck and peace.

Legend 2: a long time ago, in the heavenly palace, there lived a handsome prince, and all the fairies in heaven fell in love with him, including the ordinary crape myrtle fairy. But her love is the kind of silent love, which does not revolve around the prince all day like other fairies. Finally, once, the prince passed the crape myrtle garden of the crape myrtle fairy. The crape myrtle fairy was very happy and her face was covered with smiles, but her heart was pounding like a rabbit. She didn't know what to say. Looking at the figure of the prince leaving far away, the crape myrtle fairy was very lost, and suddenly saw the peony fairy appear beside the prince. It turned out that the prince and the peony had long admired each other and agreed to meet here.

Looking at the beautiful peony, crape myrtle has both joy, bitterness and helplessness in her heart, because the crape myrtle fairy feels happy as long as she sees the prince is happy, but the prince's happiness is not given by herself, so she feels bitter and helpless. Although, crape myrtle fairy to the prince of this love can not get any return, but crape myrtle fairy is still in the heavenly palace and the world silently pay her love …... Therefore, the flower language of crape myrtle is-addicted love! It is said that if your home is full of crape myrtle flowers, the crape myrtle fairy will take care of you and bring you happiness all your life.

Legend 3: once upon a time there was a coastal fishing village where sea monsters made chaos year after year and maimed the villagers. The fishing village had to give sacrifices to sea monsters every year in order to get a short period of peace. In the village lived a beautiful and filial girl who was chosen as the sacrifice of the sea monster and imprisoned. She was worried that her old father, who was ill after her death, was left uncared for. She tried to escape again and again, but she was caught by the villagers.

One day her brother rescued a young man who survived a shipwreck on the beach. The young man heard that there was a custom in the village of throwing a young girl into the sea as a sea monster sacrifice and was determined to save the girl. The young man begged the villagers to believe him and fight the sea monster together for the long-term happiness of the village, but the village people thought that he had offended the divine power and offered him to the sea monster together with the girl. Just as the young man and the young girl were about to be thrown into the sea, a group of guards appeared. It turned out that the young man was his Royal Highness.

The prince decided to fight the sea monster himself. before leaving, in order to reassure the girl, he said, "Don't worry, I'll be all right. If I die, the return sailboat will be covered with black sails instead of white." "after much hardship, the prince and his entourage finally killed the sea monster, but the sea monster's blood dyed the white sail black. The girl who was praying piously for the prince on the edge of the cliff saw the black canvas and thought the prince was dead. She was desperate and jumped, and beautiful crape myrtle blossomed on the edge of the cliff.

Legend 4: in ancient times, there was a ferocious beast called Nian, which hurt people and animals innumerably, so crape myrtle came down to earth and locked it into the mountains. In order to supervise the year, crape myrtle turns into crape myrtle and stays in the deep mountain exit and the world, bringing peace and beauty to the world. According to legend, when you and your true love hold hands under the crape myrtle tree, you can see what heaven looks like in the palms of each other, which will be the most perfect pursuit of your life.

If you have not met true love, then recite your name silently under the crape myrtle tree and gently touch the crape myrtle tree, it will tremble slightly, as if to tell you that person, you will meet soon!

You can see what heaven looks like in the palm of each other's hand, and it will be the most perfect destination in your life.

If you have not met true love, then recite your name silently under the crape myrtle tree and gently touch the crape myrtle tree, it will tremble slightly, as if to tell you that person, you will meet soon!