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THANKSGIVING DAY – A Time To Be Grateful And Share Love & Warmth

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Thanksgiving Centerpiece

“The first Thanksgiving” as it is popularly referred to took place over the time period of three days in 1621 at the Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. A year earlier, in 1620, a ship named the Mayflower, from Plymouth, England, arrived near present day Cape Cod, Massachusetts carrying mostly a group of religious separatists referred to as the Pilgrims. While they worked on establishing a village at Plymouth, the majority of the colonists remained on the Mayflower during the first winter, which was a harsh one.

In the spring of 1621, the remaining settlers moved ashore and befriended a Native American named Squanto of the Patuxet tribe. Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate corn, catch eel and fish, and acted as an interpreter between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people. In November of 1621, the governor of Plymouth, William Bradford, arranged for a celebratory feast and invited many Native Americans.

The first Thanksgiving menu consisted of wild fowl (ducks, geese, and turkey), fish (cod, eel, and bass), shellfish, venison, fruits and berries, vegetables (beetroot, peas, beans, maize, squash, and pumpkin), and grains. For the following three days the Pilgrims feasted and entertained their Native American friends.

Although the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth is widely credited as being the origin of the modern Thanksgiving tradition, other ceremonies of giving thanks are known to have occurred prior.

In 1863 through the proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln Thanksgiving became an official U.S holiday. President Lincoln originally designated the fourth Thursday of November as the Thanksgiving celebration date, where it has remained since.

                                                      

Thanksgiving is a time to decorate homes with wreaths, centerpieces and fresh flowers. Every Fall during Thanksgiving, people beautify their homes with vibrant floral decorations which give the interiors a whole new look and feel. They light lamps to brighten the ambiance and dinner tables are adorned with the best china and antique silver cutlery to mark the occasion.

Thanksgiving is also a time for lavish family dinners and get to-gethers and hence the perfect occasion for sending loving messages and heartwarming gifts to relatives, colleagues at work place, superiors and subordinates and near and dear ones. Amongst other things, gifting holds a special significance on this day and you can convey your heartfelt feelings and express your gratitude through Thanksgiving flowers, cards and gifts.

This Thanksgiving, you can do something special for your loved ones. You can send them delectable hampers containing assorted goodies, enticing cakes or stunning floral ensembles as a loving gesture to show your gratitude. Your friends and family will surely appreciate the love and affection showered through these unique and exquisite gifts. These flowers and gifts will be remembered by all even after Thanksgiving has passed.

Thanksgiving is for gifting and whether you’re staying in Canada or North America or any part of the world, you can easily send across gifts and warm wishes through online gifting, along with loads of love and affection. Send Thanksgiving flowers and gifts to your loved ones.

                                                                        

Thanksgiving is celebrated as first Monday of October in Canada and fourth Thursday of November in United States. In 2012 it will be celebrated on 22nd November in United States where as in 2013, 28th November will be Thanksgiving Day.

Links:

– Send Thanksgiving Flowers to U.S.A.

– Send Thanksgiving Flowers to U.K.

– Send Thanksgiving Flowers to Philippines

– Send Thanksgiving Flowers to Germany

– Send Thanksgiving Flowers to Italy

– Send Thanksgiving Flowers to France

– Send Thanksgiving Flowers to Australia

 

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Celebrated Gardens Of The World

“In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful.”

 – Abram L. Urban

The variety of flowers present in botanical gardens make for a breathtaking sight and make the gardens the perfect destination for flower lovers and nature enthusiasts. In-depth information about your favorite flowers in one place is an advantage understated. Above all, you get a chance to see nature at its glorious best. So, if you want to visit a botanical garden, here is where you must go. Here are some of most beautiful and exotic botanical gardens from around the world that you must definitely visit if you love flowers:

Keukenhof Gardens – The Netherlands

The Keukenhof is the world’s best known spring garden, as famous for its stunning tulips and inspirational displays of color as for its horticultural precision. Keukenhof is unique, world famous and has been one of the most popular destinations in the Netherlands. Every year from March to May, the keaukenhof opens its gates to the public and celebrates spring in all its magnificence. The garden is home to 7 million tulips, which includes special hybrids that have been or are being developed. In fact, Keukenhof’s pride and joy is the truly awe-inspiring Russian black tulip Baba Yaga.

Flower Gardens of Versailles

Versailles – France

The famous French landscape designer André Le Nôtre laid out these gardens southwest of Paris in the 17th century at the behest of Louis XIV. The King wanted them to magnify the glory of his palace at Versailles, which was itself a monument to his absolute rule. The 250 acres are riddled with paths that lead to flower beds, quiet corners decorated with classical statuary, ornamental lakes, and a canal that King Louis used for gondola rides. Vast amounts of earth had to be shifted to lay out the flower beds, the Orangerie, the fountains and the Canal.

Butchart Gardens – Canada

The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, located near Victoria on Vancouver Island. The gardens receive more than a million visitors each year. The gardens have been designated a National Historic Site of Canada due to their international renown. Spread over an area of 50 acres, the breathtaking views will surely stun you when you first visit the Butchart Gardens, There’s never a dull season at the Gardens as they are vibrating with flowers of different varieties all throughout the year from summer to the chilly winters.

Jardim Botânico de Curitiba – Brazil

Also known as the “Jardim Botânico Fanchette Rischbieter,” the Botanical Garden of Curitiba is a garden located in the city of Curitiba, the capital of the state of Paraná, and the biggest city in southern Brazil. It is the major tourist attraction of the city, and it houses part of the campus of the Federal University of Paraná. Opened in 1991, Curitiba’s trademark botanical garden was created in the style of French gardens. Once at the portal of entry, extensive gardens in the French style in the midst of fountains may be seen, as well as waterfalls and lakes, and the main greenhouse of 458 square meters, which shelters in its interior, copies of characteristic plants from tropical regions. It rolls out its carpet of flowers to the visitor’s right at the entrance. This garden occupies 240.000 m² in area. The principal greenhouse, in an art nouveau style with a modern metallic structure, resembles the mid-19th century Crystal Palace in London. The Botanic Museum, which provides a national reference collection of native flora, attracts researchers from all over the world. It includes many botanic species from the moist Atlantic Forests of eastern Brazil.