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Which writer forced snowdrops to bloom in February in his fairy tale?
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H. K. Andersen's "The Storks»
Hovhannes Tumanyan's "The Unlucky Panos»
Samuel Marshak's "Twelve Months»
In what ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, flowers dance a waltz?
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Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty
The Nutcracker
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Ikebana originated in Japan in the 15th century and originally had a religious orientation and was an offering to the gods in Japanese temples.
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The ancient legend of Narcissus tells that this handsome young man died being unable to look away from his reflection in the river. In the place of his death, beautiful flowers, daffodils or narcissuses, started to grow. Hence also the term "narcissism."
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In Buddhism, lotus is a traditional symbol of purity. Lotus is born in muddy swamp water, but becomes a spotless and pure flower.
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Thistle is a thorny plant. It's depicted on the emblem of the Order of the Thistle, whose motto is "No one provokes me with impunity." In stable weather conditions, thorns of thistle diverge to the sides and in cloudy weather, they gather around the flower head.
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The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning "star," referring to the shape of the flower head.
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Clover. According to a legend, with the help of the shamrock from this flower, St. Patrick explained the concept of the Holy Trinity. He took a shamrock and showed that one of its leaves is God the Father, the second is God the Son, and the third is God the Holy Spirit.
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"Twelve Months." This fairy tale was written by Soviet writer Samuel Marshak in 1942-1943.
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"The Nutcracker" ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky consists of two acts. The libretto was written by Marius Petipa and was based on the fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. T. A. Hoffmann.
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Forget-me-not. In most European and some non-European languages, forget-me-nots are called with names having the same meaning. It is a symbol of memory. The masons bear a forget-me-not badge in the buttonhole in memory of the free masons who died in Nazi concentration camps, while the purple forget-me-not is a symbol of the Armenian Genocide.
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