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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*'''Lycoris''' is a Greek word, which means "Twilight". It is also the name of a flower, known in English as "Hurricane Lillies", which is usually associated with Japanese and Chinese legends and superstitions regarding Death and the afterlife. The headgear worn by Lycoris Princess resembles the flower in question.  
 
*'''Lycoris''' is a Greek word, which means "Twilight". It is also the name of a flower, known in English as "Hurricane Lillies", which is usually associated with Japanese and Chinese legends and superstitions regarding Death and the afterlife. The headgear worn by Lycoris Princess resembles the flower in question.  
 
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**Some legends have it that when a person sees someone that they may never meet again, these flowers, also called red spider lilies, would bloom along the path. Perhaps because of these sorrowful legends, Japanese people often used these flowers in [[funerals]]. Popular name {{nihongo|''Higanbana''|彼岸花|Higan bana}} of Japanese for lycoris is literally [[higan]] (the other or that shore of [[Sanzu River|sanzu river]]) flower means, decorate and enjoyable, flower of [[afterlife]] in {{nihongo|''gokuraku jyōdo''|[[:ja: 極楽浄土|極楽浄土]]|gokuraku jyōdo}}.
 
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