The spring celebration March 8 is a day when women are noted not only in the social and economic spheres of life. During the existence of the Soviet Union, this holiday also wore a political color, and today in Russia a festive day at the beginning of spring is a symbol of worship of female beauty, wisdom, motherhood. It is no coincidence that this day is always filled with smiles, warm greetings and flowers.
Choose a beautiful bouquet to congratulate women at home, in the working or training team is not an easy task. And before men, every year the question arises about what flowers it is appropriate to give a woman on March 8.
What flowers give?
According to the established sewn tradition, women on March 8 are usually given spring tulips. So it was accepted in the USSR, so the tulip is perceived as a symbol of this holiday, although in fact he is not. The fact is that Different types of tulips are those primroses that sell at the beginning of spring. Tulips come in various shades and fissing the counters of shops, shopping tents, floristic salons. The name of this flower was the first to come to mind when mentioning the holiday of March 8 in the Soviet Union. In addition to tulips, it was possible to purchase yellow veins of mimosa, brought from the southern regions of the country, as well as expensive and less demanded roses or cloves.
However, roses were made to give to more significant celebrations, and cloves were associated with May Day or November demonstrations.
Few of modern men know that the color of the tulip has a different meaning. For example, red tulips symbolize power, luxury and wealth, while pink flowers mean spirituality, beauty and harmony. To give women flowers at all times meant to emphasize their appreciation, love and respect - just such a promise and invests the donator in his gift.
To present a small bouquet of fresh flowers per day on March 8, it became a good tradition to follow men of all ages and status, and women are looking forward to and enjoying these gifts, springnesses of spring, which has come into their rights. Today, the spring selection of colors is much more extensive than in the time of the USSR, therefore many options for the gift appeared: Roses and orchids, chamomile and gerbera, lilies, hyacinths, chrysanthemums, and in some cases the desired gift can be a spectacular pot plant, which will delight the recipient of such a gift for a very long time.
Sorted Begonia, Hibiscus, Uzambar violet, Miniature Rosa Cordana - All these plants will not die a week later, but, on the contrary, can decorate their home or working interior, reminding about a light holiday and a giving a donor.
By compiling festive bouquets, florists adhere to certain rules, from which it follows that in a single copy, except for roses, the flowers are undesirable, as it looks nonethetically. For example, Multicolored tulips, gerberas, chrysanthemums, daffodils and even mimosa sprigs look more effectively if they are assembled into a composition of several pieces. Moreover, the largest flowers are allowed to add smaller in size, which gives a bouquet a special charm.
Color palette and quantity
According to the ancient philosophy of China, the flowers have a special mystical ability, so in a bouquet everything plays an important role - a variety of flower, the color of its petals and how many pieces are included in the bouquet. Russian people have a tradition that it is possible to give only an odd number of colors, so 3, 5, 7, 9 or more instances are bought as a gift.
Many traditions are connected with color gamut colors. Each color carries a special semantic load, which you need to know when drawing up a bouquet.
- Red flowers All nations of the world are firmly associated with love and passion. In addition, the red color always has effectively harmonize with other shades, so it is often used by florists.
- White flowers They are considered a symbol of purity and chastity. This is a very universal color, which puts emphasis in a bouquet, making it a special bright and expressive. Along with white, it is often used pink shade. The combination of white and pink is a symbol of youth and freshness.
- Yellow flowers They carry a sad semantic load, as they are considered to be separated by separations or treason. There is a legend that Sultan presented his beloved scarlet roses, which the woman's wrong woman suddenly became yellow. However, there are few people relate to such prejudice today seriously, so yellow flowers can often be seen as part of bright flower compositions.
Marketers noticed that In retrovers, most often acquired by yellow tulips, as well as bouquets, in which tulips are collected by different color palette - red, pink, white, purple, yellow shades. Yellow flowers in the modern world began to acquire a shade of the official, so they are given to colleagues.
In addition, yellow is associated with the color of wealth, success, well-being. Pink tulips are a sign of deep sympathy and appreciation, red - talk about passion, and a lilac color is a sign of loyalty.
The number of colors in the bouquet also has its own special symbolism. The flower in the singular is given in the event that they want to emphasize the significance of the person who is intended to emphasize this gesture. But 5 flowers collected in a bouquet are secret recognition in love - if the chosen is known to the symbolism of floristics, she will be able to understand a love message destined to her.
Seven flowers give the bride on the day of marriage, and 9 elements of the bouquet means a strong friendship and partnership.
How to choose a bouquet?
The choice of colors as a gift for March 8 must be done in such a way that with their help to express their appreciation, love and attention. It is best to give on this holiday those flowers that your loved one loves. It can be unusual in composition and design of bouquets that you give from a pure heart, and they will definitely like the teacher, grandmother, sister or beloved. It is worth noting that only live plants are chosen for the spring gift, since drunks are not used for such purposes.
It is necessary to choose the flowers in mind the age of the well-gone, its status, the degree of kinship and the proximity of the relationship.
For Mom
Relationships with mom carry warmth, love and limitless tenderness, so for a native person choose tender shades of white, blue, pink, lilac flowers. The most expensive person as a sign of attention is given a bouquet of roses, daffodils or spring tulips. It is appropriate on March 8 to give tender chrysanthemums or peonies, a large bouquet of daisies or hyacinths - such plants have the ability to save a fresh look in the cut and do not fade in a vase.
By the way, the bouquet will make a brighter impression if you give his mom in any unusual vase. And if the mother is a passionate flower water, it can be given a decorative pot plant that blooms in spring time. Such a gift will be welcome and can please mom for a long time.
For mother-in-law
By tradition, blooming chrysanthemums are considered symbol of the family, so such a gift will be appropriate for the day on March 8. A not bad option will be a bouquet of bright shade or noble lilies - these flowers will emphasize your respect and gratitude. And in the language of colors, a donated bouquet of lilies will make a compliment of female beauty, and also emphasizes the purity of your thoughts and intentions.
Choosing a bouquet for the ladies of elegant age, you should avoid acquiring dark shades colors, as well as quickly fading plants. So that the woman felt youth and energy, it can be presented with a bouquet of bright pink carnations or fragrant peonies. Such a gift will not leave the female heart indifferent and give a tribute to the senior woman in the family.
For spouse
Beloved wife a bouquet need to choose the most luxurious - that you will emphasize its importance in your life and give a tribute to the keeper of a homemade hearth. As a gift, pink or white lilies are suitable, large varieties of chrysanthemums, bright gerberas.
If you want to remind your wife about your love again, you will help you Bouquet of scarlet roses . This royal flower is a symbol of passion, eroticism and romance. If the roses seem too ordinary to you, an alternative can be a bouquet of gentle eustomas, which will emphasize the tenderness and femininity of your spouse and tell her about your trembling feelings.
For family members
On March 8, it is customary to congratulate not only mothers, but also sisters. As a congratulation, you can choose bright, but not so pompous flowers, as for mom or grandmother. For the older sister, a bouquet of lilies, daisies or miniature roses will be appropriate. Younger sister can please multicolored anemones, white or blue bells, large garden chamomiles or handsome daffodils. Young nephew can give bushes mini-roses or tulips with unprase buds, which will emphasize the adolescence and freshness of beloved relatives.
To please on March 8, your grandmother or aunt can be a bouquet of mimosa and daffodils, which will remind you of warm breeze, sunlight sun and spring days. Potted orchids will also become a welcome and relevant gift in this case.
Such plants emphasize women's beauty, exclusivity, and also demonstrate your attention and care.
For girl
Every young man in love is striving on the festive day on March 8 to please his whaleter's beautiful bouquet. If you are shy and have not yet told the girl about their romantic feelings, then the bouquet of gentle pink roses will do it instead of you. And passionate cavaliers with serious intentions give their beloved brightly roses, symbolizing love and ardor feelings.
It will be appropriate to be a gift from pink bushing carnations, which emphasize the youth of the elect and tell her about your hope for the creation of a strong family. Pink lilies in combination with roses emphasize the purity of your feelings and intentions, and also show your respect for the elect.
For the boss
For festive congratulations to choose a floral bouquet with special care, since in this matter it is necessary to comply with a certain distance and tact. The woman to the head does not give small simple bouquets - it is impolite. A gift for March 8 should look noble and kindly, and it can consist of roses, tulips, gerberas or amaryllis. When choosing these noble and elegant colors, you should know that the gamma palette can be selected any.
Having pleased a woman manager and a decorative flowering variant of a potted plant.
For example, a good gift can be bright begonia or chrysanthemum, a miniature rose or a blooming violet, as well as gentle blue hydrangea - all these flowers personify the sophistication and respect you want to show this congratulations.
For colleagues
In each working team, men by tradition gives their female-colleagues floral bouquets from mimosa, tulips, daffodils or gerberas. Such gifts are recognition of female charm, beauty and express the attention of men. A good solution as a modest gift may be a bouquet consisting of blue irises - modest, but very expressive and elegant colors. Such a gift will not put a colleague in an awkward position in front of colleagues, but will be able to tell her about your friendly location and attention.
In order not to make a mistake with the choice of a festive bouquet for a loved one, it will be worthwhile to ask the preferences of a woman in advance. Knowing the tastes of the lady, it is much easier to make her a nice gift that will delight her.
If it is not possible to find out the preferences, it is necessary to focus on the age being believed, as well as the degree of social distance between you.
What can not be presented?
Choosing a festive bouquet for congratulations to a woman, it is important not only to make a flower composition correctly, but also take into account some existing unklasy rules.
- It is impossible to give artificial flowers, No matter how naturalistic and beautiful they are. Such a gift will always be perceived as inappropriate.
- It is not customary to give live flowers that have signs of wilting. Such a bouquet will not be able to stand in a vase for a long time and quickly will lose its appeal. Flowers should be only fresh - pay attention to the appearance of the petals, leaves.
- The same woman does not give every year the same bouquet, This is a sign of your bad taste and inattention. In this case, only flowers can become an exception that a woman loves and prefers all other options.
- Women of elegant age should not be given flowers that quickly fad. In addition, you should not be presented and bright red roses if you are not haunting the goal of recognition in love.
- Discard the purchase of a bouquet, which was treated with sparkles. As a rule, the florists are resorted to this tricks when they want to sell a stale product that losing its fresh look.
- Plants with sharp spikes - cacti - are bad idea for a festive gift. The exception is only the case when a woman is a collector of varieties of this plant, and such a gift will definitely have to taste.
In our country, there are some prejudices related to flowers, so it should also be considered to be involuntarily not offended by a woman on a festive day. For example, Many ladies are panicly afraid to take yellow roses, tulips and other flowers of this shade, believing that they will bring them misfortune in love relationships.
In some cases, it is really better not to risk and not choose these colors as a gift. In addition, red carnations should be avoided. It was so that these flowers bring the dead on the day of the funeral, so such a gift will cause a disadvantage and bewilderment.
Every woman, despite age and social status, loves flowers and glad when he gets them as a gift from a man. Give flowers is a pleasant male duty, which should not be forgotten not only on holidays on March 8, but at any other time.
On how to make beautiful miniature bouquets on March 8, look in the video below.