Growing bamboo symbolizes undying love, fidelity, reliability and good family luck. This is a symbol of constant growth, power, good health of the whole family. One of the most powerful symbols of longevity, bamboo gives strength in difficult circumstances and the ability to pass without loss through any bad weather.
Bamboo is a symbol of grace, constancy, flexibility and plasticity, good upbringing, long-term friendship, longevity and blooming old age (always green). Bamboo represents a perfect person who can bow before a storm, but then rise again.
For the Japanese, bamboo symbolizes devotion and truthfulness.
Bamboo in Buddhism is a symbol of strength and flexibility - it helps to restore the balance of yin and yang energies.
The bamboo branch is an attribute of the meek Kuan-yin, the goddess of mercy.
Bamboo grows throughout China, up to northern Beijing. It gained its reputation as a symbol of longevity due to its strength and durability. This plant, which is essentially a grass, grows taller than many trees, can grow almost anywhere and in any weather conditions, be it cold or hot.
Bamboo stays green throughout the year, and blooms even in winter, giving it extra hardiness and defense values. In winter, many Chinese houses protect bamboo groves from the cold north wind. Thus, a strip of bamboo in the northern part of the garden signifies protection.
When a strong wind blows, bamboo can obey the wind, adapt and bend under its pressure to the very ground, but after that it will straighten up again, as if nothing had happened! This is a perfect example of how one should meet life's difficulties - without betraying oneself. Such a wonderful metaphor of human life and nature certainly inspires many calligraphers and artists.
The knots on the stem were often seen as steps on the way to higher knowledge.
In Japan, young bamboo shoots breaking out of the ground symbolize eternal youth and indomitable strength.
The Chinese made bamboo flutes and used them to invoke good spirits. To do this, it was necessary to carve the name of a good spirit on a flute and play an impromptu melody on it. Bamboo was used to fulfill wishes. To do this, it was necessary to cut out on a piece of bamboo what you wanted to get and bury it in the ground in a remote place.
For protection, a symbol of protection was carved on bamboo and planted in the ground near the house. (Bamboo took root very easily and grew quickly). Bamboo growing near the house brought happiness to the inhabitants.
Bamboo was used to make tools for calligraphic writing, so it was a sacred plant for Buddhist and Taoist scholars and artists, who also highly appreciated its beauty.
There are many myths about different varieties of bamboo (and there are about a dozen of them):
- Bamboo with a smooth, solid stem means a life without diseases and injuries, because. excellent health is associated with its strength.
- Spotted bamboo symbolizes eternal love and fidelity, as it is associated with the tears of the emperor's wife.
- Prickly bamboo, which has more leaves than stems, will give its owner a long life in a happy family.
