"The Hebrew name for is , meaning 'sweetness', from which we get the . Myrtle also symbolizes love. Its use in s may have come from ancient Greece and Rome or from the . There is a tradition that the sprigs of myrtle in the bouquet should be planted in the newly weds' garden and if they root then the marriage will be a success."
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