Why does roses represent beauty?

answers1: The rose has always been valued for its beauty and fragrance
and has a long history of symbolism and meaning. The ancient Greeks
and Romans identified the rose with their goddesses of love (Aphrodite
and Venus). In Rome a wild rose would be placed on the door of a room
where confidential matters were discussed. The phrase sub rosa, or
"under the rose", means to keep a secret—derived from this ancient
Roman practice. <br>
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Early Christians identified the five petals of the rose with the five
wounds of Christ. Despite this interpretation, their leaders were
hesitant to adopt it because of its association with Roman excesses
and pagan ritual. The red rose was eventually adopted as a symbol of
the blood of the Christian martyrs. Roses also later came to be
associated with the Virgin Mary. <br>
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Rose culture came into its own in Europe in the 1800s with the
introduction of perpetual blooming roses from China. There are
currently thousands of varieties of roses developed for bloom shape,
size, fragrance and even for lack of prickles. <br>
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about the colors: <br>
Red: love <br>
Pink: grace, gentle feelings of love <br>
Dark Pink: gratitude <br>
Light Pink: admiration, sympathy <br>
White: innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility. <br>
Yellow: Yellow roses generally mean dying love or platonic love. In
German-speaking countries, however, they can mean jealousy and
infidelity. <br>
Yellow with red tips: Friendship, falling in love <br>
Orange: passion <br>
Burgundy: beauty <br>
Blue: mystery <br>
Green: calm <br>
Black: slavish devotion (as a true black rose is impossible to produce) <br>
Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love) <br>
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In some pagan mythologies, no undead or ghostly creatures
(particularly vampires) may cross the path of a wild rose. It was
thought that to place a wild rose on a coffin of a recently deceased
person would prevent them from rising again. <br>
Since the earliest times, the rose has been an emblem of silence: <br>
In Greek Mythology, Eros presents a rose to the god of silence. <br>
In a Celtic folk legend, a wandering, screaming spirit was silenced by
presenting the spirit with a wild rose every new moon. <br>
Roses were used in very early times as a very potent ingredient in
love philters. <br>
In Rome it was often customary to bless roses on "Rose Sunday". <br>
In Scotland, if a white rose bloomed in autumn it was a token of an
early marriage. <br>
The red rose, it is believed by many religions, cannot grow over a grave. <br>
According to some Biblical legends, the original rose growing in the
Garden of Eden was white, but turned red as it blushed with shame upon
Adam and Eve's fall from grace. <br>
Rose leaves thrown into a burning flame are said to give good luck. <br>
If a maiden had more than one lover, it is believed in one mythology,
she should take rose leaves and write the names of her lovers upon
them before casting them into the wind. The last leaf to reach the
ground would bear the name of the lover whom she should marry. <br>
It is believed that if a rose bush were pruned on St. John's Eve, it
would be guaranteed to bloom in the autumn. <br>
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answers2: I am sorry to be the one to break this to you but roses come
in many colors, and each color can be an indication of your
intentions. Always long stem, they are very elegant regardless of
color, can be trimmed and kept for a while and is a constant reminder
of the individual who sent them. Quanity and color are often the
result of the occassion. And to answer your question, beauty is not
only skin deep, as the rose it has petals, it also has something you
dont see. Fragrance. Therefor the phrase" Beauty is in the eyes of the
beholder". Hope this helped.