Taboos of sending flowers in various countries
1. In some traditional festivals or festive days in China, when visiting relatives and friends, the color of flower baskets or bouquets should be bright and warm, so as to conform to the festive atmosphere of the festival. You can choose warm flowers such as red, yellow, pink and orange, and don't send the whole bunch of white series.
2. In Guangdong, Hong Kong and other places, due to dialect pronunciation, try to avoid using the following flowers when sending flowers: gladiolus (difficult to see) and jasmine (unprofitable).
Japanese people avoid using numbers like "4", "6" and "9" because their pronunciations are similar to "death", "hooligan" and "toil" respectively, which is unlucky. You can't bring roots when sending flowers to patients, because the pronunciation of "roots" is close to "sleepy", which makes people think that they can't afford to sleep. In addition, the Japanese taboo lotus, that lotus is the flower of the world after death.
4. When sending flowers to Russian women, you must send them in odd numbers, and the flowers for Russian men must be big flowers with high stems and bright colors. Russians also taboo "13", thinking that this number is a symbol of disaster and death, while "7" means luck and success in their view.
In France, when you are invited to a friend's house for dinner, don't bring chrysanthemums, because they think chrysanthemums are a sign of mourning, because they are only used at funerals. Italians and Spaniards don't like chrysanthemums either. They think they are ominous flowers. However, Germans and Dutch like chrysanthemums very much.
6. British people generally don't like to watch or plant red or white flowers. Lily, for example, in the eyes of the British and Canadians, represents death and must not be sent.
7. In Germany, it is generally not allowed to send white roses to a friend's wife and avoid sending tulips. Germans regard tulips as "heartless flowers" and give them away to represent breaking up.
8. The national flower of Switzerland is acacia, and Swiss people generally think that red roses are romantic. When sending flowers to Swiss friends, don't send red roses casually to avoid misunderstanding.
9. In Brazil, purple flowers are mainly used for funerals. When visiting patients, don't send fragrant flowers, which is not good for patients' recovery.
? 10, Romanians like flowers of any color, but generally you don't send a pair of flowers, except birthdays. If you attend the birthday party of relatives and friends, it is most popular to put two flowers on the table.
1 1. Finally, sending flowers to middle-aged people abroad shows immaturity. On the contrary, it is taboo to send big flowers to young people.
Indians regard lotus as a sacrificial flower, so they dare not give it as a gift.
The tradition of sending flowers in Europe is very long, and they have accumulated a strong culture of sending flowers, so they have also produced many customs of sending flowers.
In terms of quantity, it is different from China people who pay attention to "yes-men" and even like to send flowers. In Europe, the tradition of sending flowers is odd, except, of course, the number 13.
Yellow flowers, such as chrysanthemums, are highly sought after in East Asian culture, but not so pleasing in European culture. People in some European countries will think that yellow means breaking off diplomatic relations and disloyalty.
In Russia, yellow flowers can only be given to patients or at funerals to express sympathy and condolences.
In France, Italy and Spain, chrysanthemums represent mourning and are ominous flowers, which usually only appear at funerals. But Germans like chrysanthemums as much as Dutch and China.
In Germany, unless it is a very close romantic relationship, you will not give each other red roses, or even white roses to your friend's girlfriend or wife.
In Switzerland, if you send red roses to friends who are not lovers, it is very easy to cause misunderstanding.
In addition, carnations and Bai Baihe often symbolize mourning for the dead.
In traditional European countries such as Germany, France and Britain, it will not be given away.
Germans think tulips are heartless flowers and are afraid to give them away.
Formally speaking, people in many European countries avoid using flowers with strong fragrance when visiting patients, which is also to prevent patients from allergic problems due to the fragrance of flowers. In the communication with flowers as gifts, Europeans prefer to send cut flowers rather than potted flowers.
The culture of sending flowers is also very popular in America, but red roses are only used as a gift to express love between men and women. On special festivals, people will send some special flowers. In addition to carnations on Mother's Day, Americans usually send poinsettia and crab claw orchids at Christmas and Bai Baihe at Easter.
In Mexico and Colombia in South America, people celebrate saints' festivals and use marigold as a memorial. Because it is a flower symbolizing death and mourning, you can't give them as gifts.
In terms of color, Brazilians are not only jealous of yellow flowers like many European and American countries, but also jealous of purple flowers.
Mexicans are afraid of yellow and red flower ceremonies.
In Australia, because May is autumn in the southern hemisphere, they give white chrysanthemums instead of carnations on Mother's Day.
In some North African countries, such as Egypt, for religious reasons, people don't like to send flowers in their daily life. Generally, they only use flowers on large occasions such as weddings, funerals and weddings.