The origin of etiquette flowers, like etiquette, is formed by customs.
Passing on feelings and sending flowers has existed since ancient times.
China, a ceremonial country representing the ancient oriental civilization, can be traced back to ancient times in the application of ceremonial flowers.
Archaeological findings show that there were plants-evergreen patterns on pottery 7000 years ago, which is enough to show that the ancients have used flowers to beautify their lives.
In addition to decorative function, this flower pattern may also be the sustenance of some feelings and wishes.
According to historical records, the Xia-Dong Zhou Dynasty (2nd13rd century BC) endowed flowers and trees with symbolic significance.
For example, bluegrass smells sweet "not because there is no one, not because it is cold."
Be angry for a long time and never change your mind.
"Be compared to a gentleman (Cao, Li Sao, Lan).
"Albizia julibrissin dispels anger, and day lilies forget their worries" ("The History of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Ji Kang, On Health Preservation").
Peony can be divided into two plants, and one plant can keep grass, so old friends give peony to each other to show their feelings of parting.
Farewell peony is the most popular flower viewing etiquette in ancient China.
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Ancient flower viewing etiquette is not unique to China. In ancient Greece, due to frequent wars, groups of war heroes emerged. People greet the warriors who return home in triumph with flowers and give them flowers that can best express their reverence.
Every year on Children's Day, children wear crowns to celebrate their festival.
These are the representatives of western etiquette starting with flowers.
The ancestors formed good flower etiquette and customs, leaving us precious flower cultural wealth.
The form of flower etiquette has experienced several times: it has continued for thousands of years and is still popular.
And gradually internationalize.
This development process has withstood the test of time and space, which shows that flower etiquette is national and cosmopolitan, and ceremonial flowers have infinite charm and unique functions.
Everyone has a love of beauty.
People like flowers.
Not only because she is colorful, colorful, but also because she has a symbolic beauty.
In China, there are countless flowers-chanting songs in the past dynasties, lingering in the wind and lasting forever. For example, peony, known as the king of flowers, has a nice name.
Striving for the beauty of a Chinese odyssey is the best fragrance in the world.
Orchid: It's not without people, it's not without cold.
The spirit is young for a long time, but the heart is young for a long time.
Chrysanthemum: I'd rather hold a twig and die than blow it into the north wind.
Gao Shiqi said: "flowers represent many human feelings: sincere friendship, pure love and lofty beliefs;" Flowers embody many human spirits; Perseverance, perseverance; Holy chastity; Flowers symbolize many human wishes: happiness and peace, freedom and independence, health and happiness. "
The silent language of these flowers expresses and maintains people's rich emotions.
Just like this, taking flowers as a gift is irreplaceable by any other gift.
Flowers are fashionable and elegant gifts.
The flower material of etiquette flower
Flowers are friends of human beings. They not only beautify the environment around us, but also subtly influence people's feelings and cultivate people's sentiments.
Especially in modern society, flowers have become an elegant gift in communication.
Flower material is the basis of a series of processing such as packaging and composition creation, making it a valuable commodity.
The main flower materials in modern etiquette flowers are flowers, leaves and fruits.
1. Flowers: The most commonly used materials in etiquette flowers are flowers, which mainly refer to fresh cut flowers, such as roses, chrysanthemums, gladiolus, carnations, lilies, tulips, gerberas and sweet peas.
There are hundreds of flowers on the market at present.
People's emotions are connected with flowers, and human feelings are integrated into flowers.
For example, rose is a symbol of love; Chrysanthemum symbolizes nobility; Carnation (carnation) is the flower of maternal love, and so on.
2, leaves: good flowers need green leaves to help.
Among all kinds of ceremonial flower shapes, matching leaves is very important.
The main leaves used in the market are: iron leaf, needle sunflower, fishtail sunflower, bamboo, asparagus, Euonymus japonicus, bracken, asparagus, egg-holding spider and so on.
All kinds of green leaves symbolize evergreen, longevity, longevity and eternity.
3. Fruit: Fruit is a symbol of harvest and joy.
The main fruit-viewing varieties are milk eggplant, honeysuckle, Callicarpa formosana, kumquat, Nandianzhu and so on.
Application forms of etiquette flowers
With the deepening of social civilization, flowers play an increasingly important role in etiquette communication and become an important tool for social communication.
Flowers in etiquette communication mainly have the following application forms:
1. Bouquets: including ordinary bouquets and bridal bouquets.
Mainly use all kinds of wrapping paper, ribbons and other ingredients to package the combined flowers into different styles, which can be held with one hand or both hands.
Can be used for welcoming guests, visiting friends, offering flowers at celebrations, giving gifts, getting married and other occasions.
2. Flower arrangement: fixing flower materials on fixtures such as flower stickers with containers such as needle boards and vases to form different styles.
Can be used in offices, restaurants, reception, hotel front desk, conference rooms and other places.
3. Flower Basket: Use various flower baskets, put flower mud in the flower basket, and insert flowers on the flower mud to create different styles of flower arrangement.
Can be used for gifts, stage setting, hall decoration, celebration opening and memorial service.
It can be divided into gift basket, celebration basket, decoration basket and funeral basket.
4. Decorative flowers; Including corsage, head flower, wrist flower, shoulder flower, etc.
Generally used to attend various large gatherings, important meetings, parties, opening ceremonies, wedding ceremonies and other occasions to wear on the chest, head and wrist.
Only a few flowers and leaves are needed to make elegant and generous patterns for decoration.
5. Gift potted flowers: flowers, leaves, fruits and other flowers planted in flowerpots are packaged into gifts to make them become gifts.
It is mainly used as a gift when visiting relatives and friends.