Never send taboo flowers
Let me tell you about the etiquette of flowers. Never send taboo flowers. Let's follow the editor to take a look!
People from all over the world have their own favorite flowers, but there are also taboo flowers. Here are a few examples to avoid taboos and lose etiquette.
1. In some traditional festivals or joyous days in China, when visiting friends and relatives or visiting, the flower basket or bouquet should be bright and warm to match the festive atmosphere. Warm colors such as red, yellow, pink, and orange can be chosen, but never send a whole bouquet of white flowers.
2. In Guangdong, Hong Kong and other places, due to the relationship of dialects, the following flowers should be avoided when sending flowers: sword orchid (see difficulty), jasmine (no benefit).
3. According to Chinese customs, good things come in pairs. Therefore, unless you send your girlfriend off on a long journey and pin a flower on her chest to express the meaning of missing her, it is generally not appropriate to send a single flower.
4. Japanese people avoid the numbers "4", "6", and "9" because their pronunciations are similar to "death", "rascal", and "hard work", which are all unlucky. Flowers for patients should not have roots because the pronunciation of "root" is similar to "困", making people think of not waking up from sleep. Japanese people avoid lotus flowers.
5. Russians must send an odd number of bouquets to the hostess, which will make her very happy. Flowers for men must be tall, bright, and large. Russians also avoid the number "13", which they believe to be a symbol of danger and death, while "7" is considered to mean luck and success.
6. In France, when you are invited to dinner at a friend's house, never bring chrysanthemums, as they represent mourning and are only used at funerals; Italians and Spaniards also do not like chrysanthemums, considering them as unlucky flowers, but Germans and Dutch people prefer chrysanthemums.
7. British people generally do not like to admire or plant red or white flowers.
8. In Germany, it is generally not appropriate to send white roses to a friend's wife, and tulips should also be avoided.
9. The national flower of Switzerland is the acacia. Swiss people think that red roses are romantic. Therefore, do not casually use red roses when sending flowers to Swiss friends to avoid misunderstandings.
10. In Europe and America, fragrant flowers are not given in times of grief.
11. Brazilians avoid yellow and purple flowers, considering purple as a defensive color and yellow as a funeral color.
12. Generally, only men send flowers to women, and women should not return the favor by sending flowers to men.
13. When visiting patients, the bouquet or flower basket should not be too strong in fragrance or too pale in color, which is not conducive to the patient's recovery.
14. When receiving flowers, you should show happiness, smile, appreciate them, and smell the fragrance to let the person sending the flowers feel your appreciation for the flowers.
The above are some small experiences of never sending taboo flowers, hoping to bring you help in life!