Birthday flowers are one of the most beautiful presents to give someone on their birthday. When you order flowers you might not be there when the flower delivery takes place but you can imagine the surprise and happiness the gift brings to the birthday person when they open the door of their house or receive the flowers at work. To know that you have remembered them will make someone’s birthday very memorable.
Celebrating birthdays began thousands of years ago when it was thought that people needed family and friends to wish them well on their birthday so that they would be protected from harm throughout the coming year. The custom of lighting candles on a birthday cake originated because it was believed that the gods lived in the sky and that the light of the candles would send a prayer to them. By blowing out the candles and making a wish for good luck the message went straight up to the gods.
A flower bouquet sent on memorable birthdays such as a person’s 18th and 21st enhances a day which is already an important stage in someone’s life. People born on February 29, which occurs only every fourth year, usually celebrate their birthday on February 28 or March 1. In some European countries, people have two birthdays – one on the day they were born, and one ‘name day’ on the birthday of the Saint they were named after. For example, a girl called Theresa might celebrate the day she was born and also the day St Theresa of the Roses was born on 2 January. For her ‘name day’, Theresa would certainly be given a bouquet of red roses as these are symbolic flowers of the Saint she was named after.
Although birthday flowers have traditionally been sent to ladies, don’t forget that men love flowers too.
To send flowers online is the quickest way of ensuring someone you care for knows you remember them on their birthday. An online florist is open 24 hours a day and your flower choice is only limited by your own creativity. To help you make your choice, you can choose a colour based on the month a person was born in, for example:
- January’s flower colour is white
- February’s flower colour is violet
- March’s flower colour is yellow
- April’s flower colour is pink
- May’s flower colour is white
- June’s flower colour is red
- July’s flower colour is pink
- August’s flower colour is yellow
- September’s flower colour is purple
- October’s flower colour is orange
- November’s flower colour is yellow
- December’s flower colour is white
Your online florist will have floral bouquets in many colours for you to choose from and your virtual flower shop is only a click away. Nothing could be simpler – no hassle, no fuss. Make a date in your diary of the birthdays of your family and friends so that no one is forgotten when you order birthday flowers online.
