March Birth Bread
Birth Bread
Croissant
Croissant is an elegant bread that is 'Austrian-born, French-raised.' It originated from the crescent-shaped Kipfel created during the 1683 Siege of Vienna and was brought to France in 1770 when Marie Antoinette married into French royalty. Subsequently, French artisans perfected the 'feuilletage' technique of folding in multiple layers of butter, creating the current form. The crescent shape symbolizes the moon growing from new moon, representing new beginnings and hope. Fitting for March's graduation season, each thin layer is beautiful like layered memories, and the crispy, crumbling texture evokes the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms falling. In France, it's beloved as a special morning luxury, considered worth going out specifically to buy fresh. Its production involves folding in as many as 256 thin butter layers, making it an artwork born from artisan skill and careful, time-intensive work. As a light bread eaten on graduation morning, it symbolizes blessing new departures and beautifully accepting change.
Features
- Complex structure with up to 256 thin layers of butter folded in
- Elegant crescent shape and crispy, light texture
- Name meaning 'crescent' in French and its symbolic significance
- International history originating in Austria and developed in France
- Representative of Viennoiserie (Viennese-style pastries)
- Positioned as a special morning luxury in France
Personality
- Elegant and delicate artist type with depth born from layering
- Emotionally rich character combining farewell sadness with light-hearted new departures
- Possesses both fragility and beauty, with flexibility to accept change
- Perfectionist who values artisan skill and cherishes careful, time-intensive work
- Presence that colors special morning times and brings luxury to daily life
- Delicate heart that tends to become overly sentimental, but this is also its charm
Symbolic Meaning
- Layered memories and life strata, beauty born from accumulating time
- Growth from new moon to full moon, symbol of new beginnings and hope
- Beauty and ephemerality of change, momentary beauty like cherry blossoms
- Light-hearted departures and graceful farewells, symbol of life's turning points
- Craftsmanship and artistry, value of creation through handwork
- Special mornings and daily luxury, gratitude for small happiness
Reason for Selection
- Beautiful structure like layered memories, fitting for March's graduation season
- Hope for new beginnings and growth indicated by the crescent shape
- Crispy, crumbling texture expresses the beauty of falling cherry blossoms
- As a light bread eaten on farewell mornings, blessing new departures
- Symbolizes expectations and anxieties about change felt with spring's arrival
- Attitude of gracefully accepting change and guidance toward creating beautiful memories
Protection & Effects
- Grants power to gracefully accept change and ability to adapt to new environments
- Provides talent for creating beautiful memories and heart that cherishes life's moments
- Overcomes sadness of farewells and nurtures hope for new encounters
- Gives ability to maintain delicate sensitivity while harboring inner strength
- Bestows power to bring small luxuries and specialness to daily life, enriching living
- Nurtures artisan spirit and perfectionist attitude, concentration for careful work
Trials & Growth
- Challenge to overcome fragility brought by delicacy and sensitivity
- Trial to control tendency toward excessive sentimentality and maintain positive feelings
- Challenge to balance excessive pressure from perfectionism with flexibility
- Nurturing courage to overcome fear of change and step into new challenges
- Growth to seek inner fulfillment without being trapped by superficial beauty
- Patience for careful, time-intensive work and managing expectations for results