In popular culture Myosotis

in german legend, god named plants when tiny unnamed 1 cried out, forget-me-not, o lord! god replied, shall name.
in greek legend, when creator thought had finished giving flowers colours, heard 1 whisper forget me not! there nothing left small amount of blue, forget-me-not delighted wear such light blue shade.
in medieval times, worn ladies sign of faithfulness , enduring love.
henry iv adopted flower symbol during exile in 1398, , retained symbol upon return england following year.
in 15th-century germany, supposed wearers of flower not forgotten lovers.
freemasons began using flower in 1926 symbol not forget poor , desperate. in later years, means of recognition in place of square , compass design. use remember masons victimized nazi regime. in recent years, more commonly worn remember have died symbol may gone but, not forgotten.
henry david thoreau wrote, mouse-ear forget-me-not, myosotis laxa, has extended racemes much, , hangs on edge of brook. 1 of interesting minute flowers. more beautiful being small , unpretending; flowers must modest.
in description of original design flag of alaska, benny benson stated, blue field alaska sky , forget-me-not, alaskan flower.
in 1949, newfoundland (then separate british dominion) used forget-me-not symbol of remembrance of nation s war dead. practice still in limited use today, though newfoundlanders have adopted flanders poppy well.
it used symbolize 100th anniversary of armenian genocide of remembrance of 1.5 million killed ottoman turks in armenian genocide took place between 1915 , 1923.
forget me nots song american rhythm , blues , crossover jazz singer-songwriter patrice rushen. bass line particularly recognizable, , performed on record session bass player freddie washington. classic tenor saxophone solo played los angeles session player , recording artist, gerald albright. albright appears in music video of song. lyrics point of view of 1 professing longing rekindling ex-lover. ruminates on romance s end, , sends lover forget-me-nots, flower since medieval times has been given , worn symbolize enduring love despite absence or separation.
this flower used in end of love live school idol movie, used represent character ayase eli, in bokutachi wa hitotsu no hikari pv displayed @ end of movie.




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^ thoreau, henry david; blake, harrison gray otis; emerson, ralph waldo; sanborn, franklin benjamin (1884). writings of henry david thoreau. 6. p. 109. 
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