Gifting flowers or bouquets is probably the best means to communicate one’s feelings. People often go to a florist to buy flowers for all occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, to congratulate someone, to apologize, or just to lift one’s drooping spirits.

Some people believe that this tradition started way back during ancient times with archaeologists finding its evidence at ancient sites. Traditional Greek mythology, Chinese folklore and history concerning the Romans and Egyptians all show that flowers had a very important part to play in their culture. Giving flowers was considered the most effective way to convey one’s thoughts in these cultures. In fact, in ancient Greek mythology, some flowers have even been bestowed with a divine status.

The Middle Ages saw a furtherance of this custom, and France and England were mainly responsible for transferring this tradition down the ages. Today as we have given meaning to each flower, we are in fact echoing an ancient Turkish custom brought into Europe by the French and the British.

The tradition of flower gifting scaled new heights in the Victorian era. As blatant expression of emotions was considered objectionable during the Victorian period, the refined Victorians practised great restraint in language and they compensated this hold over the tongue by their gesture of presenting flowers to communicate feelings.

The Victorians devised several rules for gifting flowers or bouquets and stuck to them with great zeal. For instance, a bouquet of red roses bought from a florist would evoke a rather hostile reaction form your beloved if you gifted it to her upside down. Red roses, that otherwise symbolize love, can depict anger if presented upside down. These ideas were so in vogue that in the’th century, several books about the language of flowers were written and widely read.

Time has not been able to erode this tradition, and people in the present era still consider flowers to be the best means to show their feelings. In the modern age, the tradition of gifting flowers or bouquets is rich in different connotations, and do’s and don’ts concerning the decorum of the act have gained paramount importance. An elegantly gifted bouquet of red roses is believed to express love while lilies represent purity and grace. On the other hand, a yellow rose represents friendship while a single marigold depicts sorrow.

Science today has helped us to grow all kinds of flowers anywhere across the globe. Any good Singapore flower shop will offer a plethora of flower varieties that are both regional and imported in nature, and are appropriate for expressing your deepest feelings in the most elegant manner.

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