The much-awaited month of love February is here and so is the weeklong festival of love, Valentine's Day! The Valentine’s week begins with the much-awaited Rose Day, which is celebrated on 7th February every year. This day marks the beginning of Valentine’s week and as the name suggests, the occasion is all about giving roses to your loved one and conveying your true feelings to the person.
Happy Valentine’s Day Interestingly, if you carefully look at the word ‘rose’, the letters can be rearranged to form the word ‘Eros’, who is called the God of love. And hence, Valentine’s Week begins with this day where people gift roses as a token of their love. Giving a rose is the perfect way to express your love without doing much talking. The flower of different colours imply different things and in case you are not sure which colour means what, we will break it down for you: Red rose
pic credit: google Red is regarded as the colour of passion, romance and love and giving someone a red rose is a silent way to say ‘I love you’. Yellow rose
pic credit: google Vibrant and cheerful, yellow roses are the perfect choice to gift your friends. They signify optimism, joy and good health. Yellow roses are a symbol of friendship. White rose
This colour signifies innocence, humility and goodness of heart. Gifting somebody a white rose means that you want to start things over. They mark a new beginning. Pink rose
pic credit: google Pink roses are given to express your gratitude to the person. Give these roses to somebody you admire relentlessly. Orange rose
pic credit: google Since the colour is a mix of yellow and red, this symbolises a bridge between friendship and romance, maybe a start to something new Lavender rose
pic credit: google This colour is perfect to gift someone if you have fallen in love at first sight? But don't forget lavender roses are not readily available and you might have to go an extra mile to get them. So now that you know the significance of each coloured rose, hope you chose them wisely for your loved ones. Happy Valentine’s Week, everyone!