Valentine's Day, which is celebrated on February 14th, is a major festival in the western hemisphere. People express their love for each other by means of gifts, of which flowers play a prominent role. In fact, it is said that flowers and chocolates are so essential that those gifts would be taken for granted if presented, yet will be noticed if not presented. It is said that the tradition of gifting flowers was originally Persian and it was introduced to the west in the 18th Century. Rose ranks highest among the flowers gifted on Valentine's Day. Red rose, which is commonly associated with passion, and pink rose, commonly associated with appreciation and sympathy, are popular gifts on Valentine's Day. Within the category rose, giving a particular type of rose signifies some special meaning such as Red: love, Pink: grace, gentle feelings of love, Dark Pink: gratitude, Light Pink: admiration, sympathy, White: innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility, Yellow: Yellow roses generally mean dying love or platonic love, in German-speaking countries, however, they can mean jealousy and infidelity, Yellow with red tips: Friendship, falling in love, Orange: passion, Burgundy: beauty, Blue: mystery, Green: calm, Black: slavish devotion (as a true black rose is impossible to produce), Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love). So Flower Express’s Flower gift Philippines made sure that their customers feeling can be conveyed through the flowers.
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