The pomegranate fruit is one of the oldest edible fruits and possesses medicinal properties. The pomegranate tree is a model of vitality and endurance because it can grow even in waterless desert soil, which allowed the plant to spread throughout the lands of the East, Asia and Africa.
The exotic Oriental fruit has a wealth of positive symbols. The pomegranate is an ancient Oriental emblem of the sun, and it is not by chance that the first syllable of its name contains the ancient Aryan word, Ra (Sun). The color of the pomegranate juice is so similar to blood that the Greeks believed it contained the blood of Dionysus himself. Blood is the carrier of vital energy, which is why the blood-red pomegranate was considered by the Greeks as a symbol of life.
Pomegranate is also a symbol of fertility and abundance, of rebirth and immortality, of love and marriage.
In Feng Shui, the pomegranate is also considered to be a symbol of abundance. It has been known to mankind for more than five thousand years. It is a favorite fruit in Egypt, ancient India, as well as Iran.