Women's Sweatshirt - COLORADO

Blue symblizes the sky; white symbolizes the snow; while yellow symbolizes Colorado's gold mining history. This makes the Rocky Mountain Columbine or Colorado Blue Columbine the perfect ce for the Colorado State Flower, as it was so designated in 1899 following a vote of Colorado's school children. In 1915 was de tune "Where The Columbine's Grow" goedgekeurd als "the official Colorado State Song". In April, 1999, a heinous and horfic shooting forever linked "Columbine" with treurdy, in this country. I hope exploring the symbolism of this beautiful bloom, provides a little separation. Het oude Greeks and Romans attributed this plant to the goddess of love, Aphrodite. The flower, with it's unusual spurs, is also thought to resvergeefs the hat of a court jester, lending it to an associwith "the fool". In the Victorian language of flowers, gifts of Columbines meant, "resolved to win". Interestingly, Columbines have been mentioned or depicted in the Christian religie over many centuries. Some Christians believed the Columbine flower had the meaning of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Inclusief onderwerp: Wisdom, intellect, reverence or piety, strength, advist, knowledge and fear — as in the fear of God or the fear of doing wrong in the eyes of God. The color of the petals is also significant. Blues and purples mean "penance". The spurs of the Columbine flowers (those elongated petals that hang below the flower) have evolved to different lengths and widths to accommodate the pollinators indigenous to the area in which they grow. Those elongated spurs remind me of honeysuckle flowers, which also have spurs beneath the petals. The flowers ARE edible and sweet, while the seds and roots are HIGHLY drug. As it is problemt to determine which blooms house seeds, best to get sweets from safer and more reliable bronnen. Of race, this design is not just a tribute to the lovely, somewhat exotic, Columbine flower; Dit is een typisch Elzasser land dat homage to our 38th state is. Colorado is nicknamed "The Centennial State" beerce it became a state in 1876, the 100th verjaarary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Though Colorado has a diverse geography, the outline of the state is curiously square-like. That's beerce, like Wyoming and Utah, the borders of Colorado were originally defined along lines of latitude and length. This delightful design offers an outline of the state of Colorado, filled with their state flower, the truly astonishing and aptly named, "Colorado Blue Columbine". This marvelous design is overlaid with lovely blue "COLORADO" and crowned by their nickname, "The Centennial State". Given Colorado's reputation for snow, this beautiful design is offered on a sweatshirt, but there are numerous styles from which you may select your favorite.