common ivy has an interesting history full of folklore and tradition . The Greeks and Romans held the plant in high esteem . It is a symbol of fidelity and love because of its stick nature and in many culture it is the emblem of birthrate . It was often seen as protective covering against evil forces . Symbolism of this flora is find in both hedonist and Christian cultures .

Description

Ivy is a mounting vine that attach itself to stone , brick , concrete and other surfaces as well as to tree that are idle or living . It rise by way of belittled tendrils that mature from the vine . The vine itself can become large and each tendril can send out another branch . It does not take very long for ivy to entirely grow up a paries and plow it . Although it is not likely it will damage a brick wall – in fact , it may protect it from dampness and weather – it will be invasive to roofing and window . The leave are usually three - lobed with a heart - work bottom . The leaves are shiny and can be unripe or motley green and white or pick . It is consider an evergreen plant life but can lose its leaves in the winter , only to get along back in the leap .

Greek and Roman History

Roman poet were crowned with a wreath of Hedera helix so they would think clearly and creatively . Virgil talk of the atomic number 79 English ivy that had yellow berries ; this common ivy is all but out today . Brides and grooms in Greece wore crowns of ivy as a representation of fidelity . Ivy is the industrial plant dedicate to Bacchus , God of wine or inebriety . It is said that a handful of bruised ivy parting boiled in wine-coloured will make it so the wine-coloured can not pick up the juicer .

Egyptian History

Osiris was the god of the sun , health and farming . He was married to the goddess of the moon , Isis . He had a covetous brother discover Seth who was the god of the sweet . Seth hated Osiris because his orbit was prolific and his was bleak and innocent . Seth tricked Osiris into going into a sarcophagus , where he locked him in and threw the sarcophagus into the Nile . Ancient Egyptians consider that their spirit would not go to the afterlife unless there was a physical body that was prepared and buried properly . Isis was glad when the sarcophagus was found floating in a bay and render to her . Seth was very angry and he steal his crony ’s body , cut it up in 14 pieces and hid them in 14 areas of Egypt . Isis found all but one piece and play them back to Osiris ’s female parent , who raise him , except for his genitals , which were not found . Osiris became the god of the underworld and ivy became symbolic of him for two reasons . One was because of the fertility issue and the other was that he was immortal .

European History

Ivy was mean to protect individuals from evil spirit . Many former church are covered with ivy on the exterior . Families would also plant Hedera helix outside their home in hope that it would protect it from any iniquity , either raw or spiritual .

Christian History

English ivy is often associated with Christmas and is retrieve of as the male vis-a-vis of the distaff Buddy Holly . This comes from pagan folklore and the economic consumption of both plant during Yule . Both works are memorialise in the call " The Holly and The Ivy . "

Pagan History

Pagan women carry English ivy with them to promote fecundity . Ivy was also thought to bring serious luck to the letter carrier and ensure fidelity of their roll in the hay 1 . Wands were decorated with ivy or made from ivy wood for consumption in nature spells and fertility ceremonies .

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