THREE SPECIAL GIFTS TO EXPRESS THOSE THREE SPECIAL WORDS

Every 14th February, lovers across the globe send Valentine’s Day flowers, chocolates and stuffed toys as Valentine’s Day gifts. These three gifts have been synonymous with Valentine’s Day gifting since a very long time and continue growing in popularity with each passing year. What makes them so popular amongst the love struck men and women? Well, they all have their own unique qualities.

Chocolates

Although mankind’s infatuation with chocolate began almost 2,000 years ago when it was first discovered in Latin America, it was only in the 1800s that the first chocolate candies were made and marketed. The Cadbury Brothers set up shop in England and began packaging candies to sell to a mainstream audience. In 1861, in a brilliant marketing move, Richard Cadbury created the first ever heart-shaped box for Valentine’s Day, spurring the commercialization of the holiday. The proximity of chocolate with emotion is primal. Chocolate cheers the soul. It signals loving thoughts and is a gateway to celebration, to relaxation, to happiness. To this day, heart shaped chocolates and chocolate boxes are considered as the perfect gift to send on February 14th to the one you love the most.

Heart Shaped Cadbury Chocolate 1861
Heart Shaped Cadbury Chocolate 1861

 

Flowers

The tradition of gifting flowers to your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day comes from the old-fashioned custom of sending floral bouquets to pass on non-verbal messages. Language of flowers, sometimes called floriography was introduced by Charles II of Sweden in the 18th century. Each flower has a specific meaning attached to it, making it possible to have an entire conversation using only flowers. Today, people continue sending flowers on special occasions like Valentine’s Day to express sentiments of love. Sending Valentine’s Day flowers is an age-old tradition that is still a sure shot way to capture the heart of your beloved. Sending across beautiful Valentine’s Day Roses is an expression of warmth, affection and passionate love.

 Valentine's Day Roses

 

Stuffed toys

Stuffed toys are fuzzy, cuddly and appeal to the inner child in most people. It is the perfect gift to give to your loved one on Valentine’s Day. Teddy bears are the most commonly gifted stuffed toy on Valentine’s Day. Some stuffed teddy bears have cute heart shaped noses whereas other varieties can be seen holding a big red heart in their lap. You can also consider giving your sweetheart other stuffed animals that might strike a chord with them such as a pooch or a kitty or a giraffe.

Stuffed Toys for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is a day for gifting and making your sweetheart feel extremely special. No matter which part of the world you are in, you can easily send across Valentine’s Day gifts and Valentine’s Day flowers along with heartfelt wishes through online gifting. So this Valentine’s Day, charm your special someone with enchanting bouquets, sweep them off their feet with heart-warming stuffed toys and make them fall head over heels in love with you all over again by gifting them scrumptious and savory chocolates.

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VALENTINE’S DAY CELEBRATIONS: ACROSS THE WORLD, THROUGH THE TIMES

Valentine’s Day has been a very special day for lovers across the world since the time it came into existence. Story of the origins of Valentine’s Day comes from the time of the Roman Empire, under the rule of Emperor Claudius the Second. It is also linked to the pagan festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on February 15 by young Romans centuries before Christ. The celebration was held in honor of the goddess Februata Juno, and concerned all young people of marriageable age.

In England on St. Valentine’s Day, it was customary for a boy to give the girl of his choice a love token, usually a pair of gloves. It was not until the 15thC that the first greeting card was produced because, until that time, parchment was scarce and the majority of people were illiterate.

The Valentine greetings took on a much more delicate form in Victorian times. They were often made out of lace paper, velvet and satin ribbons, embossed with the best quality material. These cards often had trick or secret panels in them, hiding secret messages to the girls concerned.

In other parts of Britain, presents were distributed: in Peterborough, sweet plum buns called Valentine Buns were made and eaten; in Uppingham, gingerbread was given to lovers; in Rutland, buns shaped like a weaver’s shuttle and called a Plum Shuttles’ were made and are still being made for children on this day.

In Italy, Valentine’s Day was celebrated as a Spring Festival, held in the open air, where young people would gather in tree arbors or ornamental gardens to listen to music and poetry recitals. However, over the course of the years, this custom steadily ceased. In Turin, it was formerly the custom for betrothed couples to announce their engagements on February 14. A very popular Valentine’s gift among the Italians has been the Baci Perugina, which is a small chocolate enclosed with a hazelnut. It also includes a small slip of paper, containing loving lyrical quotes.

Valentine's Day in Italy
Valentine’s Day in Italy

The Danish Valentine greeting card was known as a “lover’s card.” Older versions of this greeting came in transparent form which when held up to the light, depicted the image of a lover handing his beloved a gift. Another custom in Denmark was for people to send pressed white flowers called Snowdrops to their sweethearts.

Snowdrops
Snowdrops

During the Australian gold rush period, miners who suddenly came to acquire money from the new-found wealth of the Ballarat Mines willingly paid a princely sum for elaborate valentine’s gifts. Merchants in the country would ship orders amounting to thousands of pounds at a time. The most extravagant Australian valentines were made of satin cushion, perfumed and decorated in an ornate manner with flowers and colored shells.

Along with giving gifts, sending flowers on Valentine’s Day has been an age old tradition. It continues being the most popular way for lover’s to express their love and affection for one another. Although rose is the traditional Valentine’s Day flower lover’s across the world also send and gift bouquets of lilies, carnations, tulips and orchids to their sweethearts. Though the passion of the flaming red roses always works wonders, sometimes it is the purity of the lily or the beauty of the carnation in all its glory that attracts and fascinates the romantics.

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CHARM YOUR BELOVED WITH SOMETHING HEART-STIRRING THIS VALENTINE’S DAY

Valentine’s Day, also called St. Valentine’s Day is a day when lovers express their love and affection for each other with greetings, gifts and flowers. Valentine greetings have been popular since the Middle Ages and the day has its origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February. The ancient festival which celebrated the coming of spring, included fertility rites and the pairing off of single women with bachelors.

 

 

Although people across the globe celebrate Valentine’s Day, it is most popular in the United States as well as in Britain, Canada, and Australia. It is also celebrated with great excitement and fervor in countries like France, Italy, Mexico and India. Gifting holds a special significance on this day and presents are exchanged in abundance between friends, colleagues and school children.

 

Valentine’s Day is a day when lovers want to go all out in showcasing their innermost feelings and make their special someone feel appreciated. Beautiful heart-shaped Valentine’s gifts are the perfect way to say ‘I love you’ this season. Heart shaped flower bouquets, heart shaped chocolates, pendants and other jewelry make for the perfect present to give to your significant other.

Heart shaped bouquet Valentine's Day 

This year Flora2000 has put together a special range to address the ever increasing online gifting demands during Valentine’s Day. Traditional Valentine’s gifts include flowers and candy. Send Valentine’s day flowers online. Flowers, particularly red roses are considered the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day as they symbolize beauty and love. The special range features bouquets and arrangements made from the freshest and choicest flowers. Apart from floral ensembles the Valentine’s range features gourmet hampers, special Valentine’s Day hampers, spa hampers, chocolates, cakes and accessories. The Valentine range has been thoughtfully put together to warm the hearts of the one you love.

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Carnation – January Birth Flower

A wild Pink nestled in a garden bed,
A rich Carnation flourished high above her,
One day he chanced to see her pretty head
And leaned and looked again, and grew to love her.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Though the cold and chilly season seems like an unlikely time for Flowers to bloom, nature has formulated flowers which love the extreme weather. The flower associated with the month of January is Carnation. There are various different stories and theories on how the carnation got its name. One of the theories suggests that the carnation was named after coronation ceremonies as in Greece, carnations were used in art and decor and to make ceremonial crowns and flower garlands.

Pink CarnationOriginally called Dianthus by the Greek botanist Theophrastus, it is believed that Carnations were first cultivated in and around Egypt. There is evidence that they have been cultivated for nearly 2,000 years. They also happen to be the favorite flower of Jove, the Roman king of the gods.

The January birth flower, Carnations are said to symbolize deep love, love of self, fascination and distinction.Carnations are found in many colors that convey different meanings. Specific colors carry significance, but all carnations are a potent spiritual medium. Pink Carnations are usually associated with affection, while red carnations symbolize passionate love. White carnations convey pure love and innocence whereas yellow carnations mean rejection or disappointed. Purple carnations, one of the prettiest carnations symbolize capriciousness.

All across the globe people send birth month flowers as gifts to their loved ones to celebrate special occasion or events. Carnations are popularly used to celebrate the birth of a child. They are also extensively used at weddings and are used in wedding bouquets and other floral arrangements. On May 10, 1908, carnations were established as the official flower of Mother’s Day by Anna Marie Jarvis. She started the tradition of wearing a carnation because it was her mother’s favorite flower. They were also given this honor as it was felt that the white variety symbolizes all the virtues of motherhood.  It is still a common practice on Mother’s Day for people to wear a white carnation in honor of a deceased mother or a colored carnation to honor a living mother.

Carnations can be broken down into three types: Large flowered, which have one flower per stem, Mini Carnations, with many small blooms and Dwarf, which have several flowers per stem. In all cases, the flowers last a long time.Distinguished by layers of petals in a variety of hues, the carnation looks beautiful and elegant, and is a perfect gift for any occasion. If you are looking to gift your loved ones something vibrant and spirited then send them a bouquet of beautifully bundled carnations, it will surely brighten up their lives and bring a big smile to their faces.

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