Henna Design Gallery

WHAT SOME THINGS MEAN

FLOWERS

THE DAISY: innocence and youth
THE VIOLET: humility
THE ROSE: hope, love, and beauty
THE LOTUS FLOWER: birth and rebirth
THE ORCHID: perfection
THE PANSY: thoughtfulness, remembrance, love and holy trinity
THE CROCUS: abundance
THE IRIS: symbol of royalty

PLANTS: healing, protection

APPLE: fruit of salvation
PALM TREE: prosperity and beauty
ORANGE TREE: purity, chastity, generosity
POMEGRANATE: fertility, immortality and resurrection
OAK TREE: strength, endurance and adversity
CEDAR TREE: incorruptibility
CLOVER: trinity
LAUREL TREE: eternity
FIG TREE: fruitfulness and good works
IVY: immortality
CHERRIES: sweet character and good works

COLORS

WHITE: light, purity and innocence. White is also the color used in signaling a flag of truce or peace.
BLACK: death, grief, sorrow, mourning.  Black is also a symbol of conservativeness. 
PURPLE: royalty and wealth
VIOLET: humility, suffering and sympathy
BLUE: heaven and peace.
RED: blood, passion, fire, the devil, lust and war
ORANGE: flames, luxury and spender
YELLOW: the suns light, wisdom
GOLD: virtue and wealth
BROWN: the earth, humility
PINK: sensuality
GREEN: The universal color of nature, signifying hope and joy.

ANIMALS

EAGLE: resurrection, rebirth and the highest inspiration
LION: royalty and bravery
DOLPHIN:   security and joy
LEOPARD: peace
BEAR: respect and strength 
HIPPOPOTAMUS: creative power
HORSE:  A white horse represents purity, red means war and black means apostasy. Associated with war, it's a symbol of strength and the prevailing spirit of the people.
CAMEL: stamina.  Because the camel kneels to be loaded it is symbolic of Humility.
WOLF: fearlessness
DOG: loyalty and fidelity
CAT: laziness and contempt
BEE: diligence, productivity, and hard work.   The bee also symbolizes sweetness of character and spiritual riches.
ROOSTER: passion
DONKEY:    measure of wealth
HAWK: endurance 
SPARROW: freedom and humility
OWL: wisdom
PEACOCK: immortality
ROBIN: courag.
DOVE: gentleness and faithfulness
BLACKBIRD: temptation
BUTTERFLY: symbol for the soul. Also a symbol of the life cycle.  The caterpillar stage represents the natural earthly life; the cocoon, represents death of the body; the butterfly emerging from the cocoon represents the resurrection. Two butterflies symbolize a happy marriage.
LIZARD: old age and wisdom
SPIDER: wisdom
SCORPION: A symbol of treachery because of it's deadly tail.
SNAKE: Usually seen as a symbol of evil, wisdom, renewal because of the shedding of it's skin.
TURTLE: chastity
SWAN: The swan is symbolic of the hypocrite because of it's black flesh beneath the white plumage.
GRASSHOPPER: A symbol of the unbeliever
FROG: Symbolizes life's worldly pleasures.
SCALLOP SHELL: A symbol of pilgrimage, because it was often worn by returning crusaders from the holy land.
SKULL AND CROSSBONES: death
BEEHIVE: unity
THE CRESCENT: peace
THE SUN: justice.
FLAMES: hell, martyrdom or torture, flames can also represent  Fire used as purification and renewal as well as sacrifice.
 ANCHOR: soul, hope and steadfastness.
THE KNOT: The meaning of the knot symbol varies but usually has to do with life. The idea that life in the human family goes on and on from one generation to the next without end.
FEATHERS: peace
ARBOROUS: A snake biting it's own tale, symbolizes the eternal return. Because the snake sheds it's skin, this symbol represents birth, death and rebirth, or a new beginning.

OTHERS

SPIRAL: eternity