The lotus flower appeared in legends originating from ancient Egypt. It has found its current day niche in aromatic candles. It played an important part in ancient Egyptian religion. The pure white lotus flower in candle can be lilac, yellow or multi-colored, the only plant to fruit and flower simultaneously, emerges from the depths of the muddy swamp. Growing from the mud at the bottom of ponds and streams, the exquisite Lotus flower rises above the water with the same image is created in aromatic candles and is usually white or pink with 15 or more oval, spreading petals, and a peculiar, flat seedcase at its center.
The plant is a symbol of the sun, of creation and rebirth. Because at night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again. According to one creation myth it was a giant lotus which first rose out of the watery chaos at the beginning of time.
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