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BULL & STEIN

Enriching everyday life, often urban, reconnecting people with nature, with a global language that speaks to all social classes, religions, cultures, ages and origins through a simple and understandable symbol that carries the innocent joy of living.

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HISTORY & SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM

PEAR

Even before the written word, the Wild Pear tree has been honoured as a sacred tree which symbolises prosperity, good health and future happiness. In many cultures spanning thousands of years, we can find references to the fruit of the Pear tree as a symbol of divine sustenance, abundance and longevity.

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HISTORY & SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM

APPLE

The apple is a symbol that spans the globe and has adorned human art, even in the most remote and diverse cultures, for millennia. This fruit is evokes emotion across cultures, whether it symbolises life, knowledge, sensuality, a reward to the beautiful and heroic, a badge of authority, or a source of magic.

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HISTORY & SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM

LEMON

Since ancient times, the lemon has served as a symbol of wealth and plenty. Likely originating in India, the fruit travelled to Persia and to Arabia, where it was enthusiastically adopted by the Arabs and accompanied them in their quest to conquer Europe, with palace gardens such as those of the Spanish Alhambra liberally ornamented with citrus fruit.

HISTORY & SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM

CHERRY

Cherry blossoms were first memorialized by the Japanese around the year 710 A.D.

In Japan, the cherry has symbolized life, death, rebirth and rejuvenation.
Cherries are also considered symbols of faithfulness, love, friendship, and political peace.

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HISTORY & SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM

BANANA

Even before Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, notions of sexual symbolism had been applied to the banana. Closer to home in South-East Asia, the fruit’s symbolism changes significantly. In Tamil Nadu, India, for example the banana is one of the three royal fruits, along with the mango and the jackfruit.

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