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Flower- a Way
to Express Your Feelings
Flower
has always been an integral part of human life. From the very dawn of human
civilization, flowers have found its place in every socio-cultural event.
Flowers are said to be conveying the unspoken words of love, care and emotions.
Words which are merely expressed from heart to heart are conveyed through the
elegance and fragrance of flowers. People from the ancient times have used the
help of flowers in sharing the good feelings with others. By functionality,
flower effects reproduction in plants.
But
because of the other immense significances, flowers are told to be greatest
natural gifts. Apart from humans, bees, butterflies and other insects live on
flowers and collect honey from them effecting reproduction in the plants.
Flowers are used for other different purposes. People wear flower made
ornaments and decorate their houses with flower bouquets and boxes. Flowers
along with the plants are put together in the container and placed at a corner
in the house to make the house’s ambience more idealistic and vivid. Edible
flowers like carnations, corn flowers and sun flowers are used as food. Thus
flowers are used in almost every part of life which evidently makes it one of
the most used plant part.
Flowers to Express Love
Starting
from love proposals, showing respects, wishing for lucks, extending hopes, to worship
and even at the time of death to show the last reverence, flowers are used in
every stage of life. Every year people enjoy Valentines’ day on 14th
February. This day is dedicated to the young couples in love meet with each
other and exchange flowers which symbolizes the love, respect, trust, hope and
passion one has for the other. The unspoken love words are conveyed through the
reddish tinge and elegant scent of the flowers and the lovers fall in love with
each other even more. The flowers mostly shared on this day are the roses. The
red roses symbolize the heart and as a matter of imagination sharing the roses
stands for sharing the hearts to each other. Red is the sign of love and
therefore all bright colored flowers are used as valentine gifts. Apart from
the Valentines’ day itself the other days in the week also needs sharing of
flowers between the lover couples. Rose day itself is dedicated for sharing
love and happiness through gifting roses to each other. Chocolate days are
equally shared with a bit of delicacy of chocolate and a lot of elegance of
flowers.
Mother’s day is a suitable day for gifting flowers
Mother’s
day is another day when the child shows respect to the mother for the sacrifice
and contributions made by the mother for the sake and better future of her son/daughter.
Like the flowers, mothers are serene, beautiful and caring presence in life always.
This special day dedicated for the mothers is celebrated by gifting the mother
with flowers and delicacies of her choice. This day is at the same time a very
nostalgic and emotional day. The bond between the mother and her child is
inseparable and the relationship is always said to be the sweetest rapport on
earth. Every child remains obliged to his/her mother and so the flowers bring
the heartiest respects. The mother finds the day very special when her child
offers her with the most exquisite flowers of her choice. The most popular
flowers to be shred on this auspicious day are the roses, carnations, Aster
flowers, orchids, lilies, daffodils etc.
Enthusiasm is expressed through Flowers
Flowers
are also gifted on other various occasions as a mode of extending love, hope
and care. On every success parties bright colored flowers are gifted to the
person celebrating the event. On birthday parties, the flowers shared are all
full of the thoughts and wishes tied with the hope to live longer and spend the
life grander. Wedding flowers are specially designed with roses, carnations,
sunflowers and daffodils. The bouquet made in the shape of heart is carried by
the bride as a symbol of love and hope. Invitees offer the couples with the
bouquets full of flowers and wish them the best wishes to spend the rest of
their lives together. Yellow roses are offered on the success parties. As a
celebration of success, people offer the colors which are symbol of enthusiasm,
opened mindedness and above all success.
Brightness
symbolizes bright future in the coming days. So, red, orange, yellow colored
roses are used as the mode of gifts on these success celebration parties.
People offer flowers to the gods with a hope to appease the supreme power.
Lotus is considered to be a very sacred flower among the Hindus. During Durga Puja,
108 lotuses are gifted to the goddess as a way of showing respect.
Thus
flowers find irreplaceable applications in multiple domains.
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