Quelle fleur de lys pour soigner ?
Autrefois, le lys de la madone était utilisé en cataplasme comme antiseptique pour soigner les problèmes de peau, les gerçures et la couperose. On attribuait alors au lys des vertus cicatrisantes, diurétiques, calmantes et antirhumatismales.
What does the fleur de lys stand for?
- The fleur–de-lis or fleur–de–lys (plural: fleurs–de-lis, or fleurs–de–lys), is a stylized lily (in French, fleur means « flower », and lis means « lily ») that is used as a decorative design or motif, and many of the Catholic saints of France, particularly St. Joseph, are depicted with a lily.
What does a fleur de lis symbolize?
- A fleur–de–lis. The fleur–de–lis or fleur–de-lys (plural: fleurs–de–lis, or fleurs–de-lys), is a stylized lily (in French, fleur means « flower », and lis means « lily ») that is used as a decorative design or motif, and many of the Catholic saints of France, particularly St. Joseph, are depicted with a lily.
What does the fleur de lis mean to Louisianians?
- Louisiana State Symbol: « Fleur-de-lis » April 30th Fleur de lis (also spelled fleur de lys), which translates from French to mean « Flower of the Lily ». The actually lily that the fleur de lis symbol is supposed to have derived from is the yellow, 6-petaled lilies (and the way that the petals bend) that surround the River Luts in the Netherlands.
Were slaves branded with the fleur de lis?
- In Mauritius, slaves were branded with a fleur–de–lis, when being punished for escaping or stealing food. The Welsh poet Hedd Wyn used Fleur de Lys as his pen name when he won his chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales (Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru), the national poetry contest.
