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Make a secret promise under the rose Diana

Having the responsibility of concealing the love affair of Mother Venus, Cupid sent roses to Harpocrates, the God of Silence, asking him to keep the secret. From then on, the rose became a symbol of privacy. In Europe, a fresh rose would symbolically hang on the door of the City Council to indicate sub rosa , or secret. In England, there is a custom to placed a sword on a table filled with roses when holding a committee to elect the Mayor of London.