What does banana plants, leaves and fruit each symbolizes?
this is my favorite-“it is evident that plant symbolism was already well developed in the Zhou dynasty, the The plantain, shown at left, has large leaves like that of a banana tree. It was associated with poor scholars, since the leaves were wide enough to write on when paper or silk was scarce. It was also valued for the somewhat melancholic sound raindrops made when hitting its broad leaves.”: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/home/3garplnt.htm for Catholics,the custom from the Caribbean of peeling banana skins in four sections, praying, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen” : http://www.mgardens.org/JS-FAHSOTT-MG.html “Buddha made the banana plant the symbol of the futility of earthly possessions because of its infertility. Classic Chinese iconography shows him meditating on the key to wisdo
this is my favorite-“it is evident that plant symbolism was already well developed in the Zhou dynasty, the The plantain, shown at left, has large leaves like that of a banana tree. It was associated with poor scholars, since the leaves were wide enough to write on when paper or silk was scarce. It was also valued for the somewhat melancholic sound raindrops made when hitting its broad leaves.”: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/home/3garplnt.htm for Catholics,the custom from the Caribbean of peeling banana skins in four sections, praying, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen” : http://www.mgardens.org/JS-FAHSOTT-MG.html “Buddha made the banana plant the symbol of the futility of earthly possessions because of its infertility.
