People us flowers to enhance their festivities and other important events. For courtship, roses are universally accepted as an expression of love and admiration. Roses are also the favorite for Valentines Day although nowadays, anthuriums and carnations as well as tulips are becoming popular.

For weddings, white orchids have long been chosen by brides because of their elegance. Other bridal flower are calla lilies, star lilies and of course, roses.

To sympathize and comport the bereaved in the death of their loved ones, friends bring bright colored mums, dahlias and also orchids and anthuruims.

The Hawaiians offer lies of plumeria or frangiffanies to their guests and to honor special people.

In churches, one will find Easter lilies, calla lilies, amaryllis, orchids and anthuruims. These are long lasting. Indians us jasmines and other fragrant blooms in their rituals while Chinese decorate temples and homes with a Peony, Lotus and roses for offerings to their deities to bless them with auspiciousness.

In the Philippines, during Palm Sunday, people make decorate coco palm fronds with flowers to symbolize Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. They hang these fronds on their doors or windows to prevents the devil or the lightning to destroy their homes