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Posted by Anne Manning on June 9, 2001 at 02:16:23:

In reply to: Re: THANKS - EVERYONE posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on June 8, 2001 at 13:30:35:

We spent ages trying to come up with a name for our business, "Henna
Moon" came about one afternoon, when I was driving the kids home from
school. My 5 y/o son was showing me a picture he had painted of a
huge orangy-red moon. I said to him "what a lovely colour, what do
you call that colour?" and he replied "the colour is henna". I
suppose after growing up in a house with henna stains around the
bathroom sink, and evidence of henna on every towel, not to mention
all of the experimental designs on his and his siblings bodies, he
has learned to love the colour.

My sister came up with lots of symbolic meanings attached to the
name. The moon symbolizes the feminine form (the sun being
masculine) , also it apparently associated with the left hand & left
side of the brain - my sister (more artistic than myself) is
lefthanded.

There were many more interesting things which she told me, but my
memory now fails me. I was just so happy we finally reached a
decision, after so many suggestions, it was becoming a bit of an
obsession. LOL.

Regards
Anne
:
: There's more to this one than you'd think! I've found some lovely
: bits of poetry, from ancient Greece and Persia both, that mention
the
: moon as having "rose-colored fingers" (hennaed imho) and houris
: compared to a rose-colored moon. My hunch? The harvest/fertility
: festivals that women hennaed for were during the full moons in the
: late summer/autumn that have those beautiful henna colors! So
: perhaps the "henna moon" was a time of abundance, harvest and
: sexuality.......
:
: Good one!

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: We spent ages trying to come up with a name for our business, "Henna : Moon" came about one afternoon, when I was driving the kids home from : school. My 5 y/o son was showing me a picture he had painted of a : huge orangy-red moon. I said to him "what a lovely colour, what do : you call that colour?" and he replied "the colour is henna". I : suppose after growing up in a house with henna stains around the : bathroom sink, and evidence of henna on every towel, not to mention : all of the experimental designs on his and his siblings bodies, he : has learned to love the colour. : : My sister came up with lots of symbolic meanings attached to the : name. The moon symbolizes the feminine form (the sun being : masculine) , also it apparently associated with the left hand & left : side of the brain - my sister (more artistic than myself) is : lefthanded. : : There were many more interesting things which she told me, but my : memory now fails me. I was just so happy we finally reached a : decision, after so many suggestions, it was becoming a bit of an : obsession. LOL. : : Regards : Anne : : : : There's more to this one than you'd think! I've found some lovely : : bits of poetry, from ancient Greece and Persia both, that mention : the : : moon as having "rose-colored fingers" (hennaed imho) and houris : : compared to a rose-colored moon. My hunch? The harvest/fertility : : festivals that women hennaed for were during the full moons in the : : late summer/autumn that have those beautiful henna colors! So : : perhaps the "henna moon" was a time of abundance, harvest and : : sexuality....... : : : : Good one!
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