| Thousands of people purchase some flowers for people they love daily – on red-letter days or particular dates, or just in order to surprise their loved ones. This simple element of our everyday life still constitutes one of the oldest traditions in our history.Flowers have kept the first place throughout the human history. Proofs of their usefulness can be found in various myths, religious texts, and folk tales. Various types of flowers were used for food and continue to be applied as food till the present day; others are famous for curing properties and are used as medical products. They were applied by Greeks and Romans a number of centuries ago as people at that time believed that the scent of flowers clears the atmosphere and minimize intoxication. Even celebrated commanders famous for their cruelty and ruthlessness while being at war kept gardens of exotic plants at home.Due to the high estimation of flowers by people they became symbols of different nations. This way, a rose represents a national emblem of Honduras, Iran and England. Italy in its turn is represented by a lily, Brazil by a Cattleya, Russia by a sunflower, Japan by a chrysanthemum and so on.The most important function that flowers have, however, is their ability to awake deep human emotions and thoughts the way no other object can. These plants by some miracle embody tenderness and beauty. They are able to cheer up or to inspire on generous actions. A small bouquet in the center of a table is a symbol of coziness. That is why women, and specifically housewives, always include fresh flowers in their planned expenses.But flowers are symbolic not only in the mentioned way. Every flower has its own significance, and this way it can help in expressing people's feelings perfectly. Flowers have been applied for years to send various messages. For example, the red carnation means “my heart aches for you”. The recipient in his or, more likely, her turn could answer with a moss rose (that means “I confess my love”) or a dried up white rose that in flower language means “you leave me cold”.Today the most popular way to tell about the feeling is sending a decorated floral composition of 3 long-stemmed red roses to the lady you like. |
