Flowers, Holidays & Daffodils
With America’s biggest celebrated holiday coming up, I am thinking about holidays and gardens, holidays and colors, and holidays and flowers. Greenery and color brighten up any party, but people associate certain colors and certain flowers with certain holidays.
American’s founding holiday, the 4 th of July, is celebrated with the flag’s colors of red, white, and blue. In addition, one will find flowers of the same color present at these celebrations.
The most observed holiday worldwide is Earth Day, every April 22. On this day, the earth and it resources are recognized and celebrated. This holiday makes people more aware of the natural resources available with ‘going green’ in gardens at the forefront.
From green to red brings us the Christmas holiday where the poinsettia, although some are yellow, display their unique star-shaped leaves on tables and in homes. Do you know why the poinsettia is the Christmas flower? It comes from a Mexican legend, and you can read about it here:
Valentines Day brings more color with roses, some of the most stunning flowers on the planet, both in design and smell. Easter brings the white lily. Mother’s Day brings whatever flower a mother may like. For me, as a mother, it was a bunch of long-stemmed gladiolas or lilies bearing various colors.
There are even flowers highlighted for each month. Have a look at this website for a volume of information about flowers and holidays.
In my research I learned that certain flowers represent people stricken with certain illnesses, like cancer. The daffodil is such a flower. I remember my father and I planting daffodil bulbs up and down our long driveway when I was a child. Spring would come and we watched for the bulbs to sprout. Little did I know that years later, cancer would come to my body. If you are a cancer survivor or have a loved one that is sick or has passed with cancer, these daffodils are for you.
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Until next time,
Dr. Michele
