A respectful gesture during religious festivals is to send a gift or a card. Sending flowers works incredibly well for any religion. There are various flowers associated with particular religions which have become a symbol of their beliefs and practices. For example, the flower of Christianity is generally seen as the Madonna lily whilst the symbol of Hinduism and Buddhism is a Lotus flower, yet different religious holidays and festivals make use of many different kinds of flowers. In South Africa, the predominant religious holidays and festivals when floral gifts are exchanged include Christmas and Easter for Christianity, Pesach, Rosh Hashanah and Chanukah for Judaism, Deepavali for Hinduism and EidulFitr and EidulAdha for Islam.
Christmas Christmas is the most important festival of the Christian calendar as it celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is held on the th of December and is celebrated for days through Christmastide until the th of January. Flowers and plants related to the Christmas period are poinsettia, Christmas cactus, holly, ivy, the Christmas rose which flowers during winter in Europe and mistletoe. These flowers and plants bloom during the winter months in the Northern Hemisphere and are generally used for decoration.
The flowers are also www.greensflorist.co.uk mentioned in Christmas hymns and carols. The tradition of “kissing under the mistletoe” is still very well known and involves the hanging of a sprig of mistletoe in one’s house. If two people stand underneath the hanging sprig at the same time, they are required to kiss. The poinsettia is a red and green plant which is a popular gift at Christmas and used for decorations. Generally the colours associated with Christmas are red, green, silver and gold and many people choose to send a gift of flowers in these colours which are a perfect decoration to any home celebrating this festival.
Easter Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday following the Paschal full moon, which is the first ecclesiastical full moon in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring over a weekend from a Friday until the Sunday. Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ after he was crucified on the cross. The predominant flower associated with Easter is the Easter lily Lilyum Longiflorum as well as the daffodil, atamasco, Madonna lily and the Pasque flower. Rosh Hashanah, Pesach and Chanukah Rosh Hashanah, Pesach and Chanukah are three religious holidays featuring in the Jewish calendar.