Why Do We Give Flowers on International Women's Day?

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International Women’s day is celebrated on 8 March to celebrate the journey of women and the contribution of women in the society and also this salute the women for achieving full equality worldwide. This day society acknowledges the women for giving their contribution whether in daily life, professional, education or somewhere, this is the right day to say thank you to the women and show their love. 

 

Nowadays there are several ways to honor and commemorate the day like by donating charities, spending time with the women in our lives, by attending some women welfare programs etc. Also people started following the custom of gifting flowers on women's day. Gifting flowers for women's day is a traditional way to appreciate and show love toward someone.

There will be no exact specification of when this tradition began but by giving a flower one can express his/her love and affection. But some people believe that on 8th march 1946 on this day this tradition is stemmed.

 

On this day, Italian feminists publicly chose the mimosa flower and she declared these flowers as the symbol for women’s strength, sensibility and sensitivity. From that day people started offering women this particular flower on International Women’s Day because this day was assigned to celebrate women and their strength, empowerment and everything they do for their loved ones. From that day this tradition has expanded and grown in a large way and now today giving any sort of flower arrangements is considered a familiar gesture on International Women’s Day. 

In this present time gifting flowers is a massive aspect especially in the European countries. Many countries in the world celebrate this day heavily and in fact they declare national holiday on this day. According to the survey, flower shop sales went upwards on the 8th march. This sales ratio is equivalent to the standard whole month sale.

 

So you can choose any of the flower arrangements to honor your superwoman. It can be your mother, wife, sister, friend etc. these natural beauties are efficient enough to appreciate her and convey your message. So you can choose any of these flower arrangements. You can order flowers online. Few flower assortment you can consider for this women's day.

 

• Pansy Flower

This flower is a very delicate flower and it is easy to grow flowers. One can easily find this pansy flower all over the world. This flower is versatile and it comes in arrays of beautiful colours. This flower is a wildflower which is grown in Europe. This flower has a deep meaning. This flower symbolizes the feeling of love. So you can give this pansy flower to anyone who holds a special place in your heart. This will be ideal gifts for mother, partner or friend. This flower is the birth flower for the month of February. Every pansy colour flower signifies its own meaning and accordingly you can order women's day flowers for your loved ones.

• Crocus Flower

Crocus is another gorgeous and delicate flower. This flower is a spring flower. This flower is referred to as a light bulb flower. This flower looks like a light bulb until its petals are opened into a gorgeous cup shaped bloom. This flower symbolizes cheer and happiness. After all, it brings colour to a landscape after a long, dreary winter! Also it symbolizes mirthfulness, youthfulness, and a general spirit of positivity, too. So you can send this flower to a woman as a happy women's day gift. 

• Iris Flower

Iris is a beautiful flower and it originated from Greek mythology. In Greek language, Iris is translated to rainbow and messenger.  This rainbow name of flower seems to do justice with the colour of the flower because it comes in many colours. Also, Greek mythology has a goddess named Iris who was believed to deliver messages to the gods and her transportation medium was said to be the rainbows as she moved from heaven to earth and in between. Greeks have a tradition of planting iris flowers on the graves of your loved ones to help their loved ones transcend to the afterlife. The flowers of Iris symbolize wisdom, courage, hope and faith. Though, the colour of the flower brings a new and distinctive meaning to the flower. For instance, purple represents admiration whereas a bouquet of iris believes to symbolise hope and faith. These will be ideal flower baskets for women' day.

• Rose

 

In the ancient times roses have been known for their fragrance, beauty, and healing properties. Roses have a unique combination of thorny stems and fragrant blossoms, and are often prized as a symbol of achievement, completion and perfection: After having met the long stems with the thorns, you are rewarded with a flower of great beauty and mesmerizing fragrance. Every color of a rose is also associated with symbolic meanings. Each rose color, and even the rose blossom shape and age conveys a different meaning or silent message from the giver to the recipient.

So many people love to send roses flower arrangement. You can order these beauties with midnight gifts delivery for an amazing surprise. 

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