The
carnation is touted as the official flower of Mother's day.
Women wear carnations to honor their mothers on Mother's day.
A red carnation is said to signify a living mother, while
a white carnation pays tribute to a mother who has departed
from this earth.
Carnations
have a fragrance, he reason for their historical popularity.
Carnations are said to have been used as the first forms of
deodorants by both men and women. The fragrance from the carnations
hid the body odour.
Another
account that I read suggests that the carnations have an even
older place in history. Carnations are said to have sprung
up with the tears of the virgin Mary, as she shed her tears
at Jesus's plight, as he bore the cross. Carnations belong
to the family of dianthus caryophyllus. Dianthus
means either "Flower of God" or "Flower of
Zeus", providing a justification for this account on
the historical origin of the carnations.
Carnations
too, in their time as popular flowers, were used to express
a variety of emotions including love, fascination and admiration.
A white carnation expresses purity of the spirity, while red
carnations provide the indication that your lover has been
waiting for. Striped carnations maybe the gentlest way of
saying "NO".
