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In Germany,red roses signify romantic interests and carnatios signify? |
Travel Info In Germany,red roses signify romantic interests and carnatios signify? Travel Tips Hello Carnations symbolise mouning - so don't give them as a present! With Germans, red roses signal romantic interests, and carnations signify death. Strangely enough the during the DDR red carnations were very popular and people in mass rallies wore them... The red carnation became big in the GDR because it was the only flower that was always available (which was a big deal back then, May Day was first established in 1899 in France as the day of proletarian solidarity, fighting for better work conditions. The first German May demonstration was to be a year later, but in Germany demonstrations were still forbidden. So people went on 鈥淢ay outings鈥? and as they were not allowed any flags and banners, they wore the socialist color red. read here: http://pattyat.wordpress.com/2005/05/01/... Source(s): I live here If you want more info - look here on customs http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resource... http://www.bizonline-content.com/bizreso... x Other Travel Tips it could be death as that is what people wear to funerals as far as i know the carnation is connected with cemetries, graves and buriels... -------------------- not many people know but in connection with love a red carnation means hot, passioned Love a white carnation means that s/he is a single |
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