according to the Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens in Washington D.C. While the lotus flower's meaning varies across cultures ...

National flowers serve as symbols of a country's natural beauty, heritage, and cultural pride. These floral emblems often have historical or cultural significance, representing the nation's connection ...

Beautiful lotus flowers evoke thoughts of eastern religions, ancient Egypt and other faraway cultures, but we have our own lotuses close to home here in Hampton Roads. The North American lotus, Nel… ...

It’s amazing what a flower will tell you about a society, if you let it. In Sri Lanka, I wanted to follow the lotus out of the murk, where it was cultivated by men like Asoka, into shop stalls ...

"It has been a time-honored custom to view lotus flowers across the country in summer in Beijing," said Zhao Shu, an expert on folk culture. The tradition was first observed by Buddhists, ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, ... lighted paper lanterns often shaped like lotus flowers that are hung in temples and streets.

Imagine if the next global fashion sensation did not emerge from Paris or Milan but quietly bloomed in a lotus pond in the wetlands of Bangladesh.