| Carnations are often worn on special occasions, especially
Mother's Day and weddings. They were known as "Jove's Flower" in
ancient Rome as a tribute to one of their beloved gods. In Korea,
red and pink Carnations are used for showing their love and
gratitude toward their parents on Parents Day (Korea does not
separate Mother's Day and Father's Day, but has Parents Day on May
8). Sometimes, you can see old parents wear a corsage of Carnation(s)
on their left chest on Parents Day. Not only on Parents Day, but
also on Teacher's Day (May 15), people express their admiration and
gratitude to their teachers with Carnations, as Carnation has the
meaning of 'admiration', 'love', and 'gratitude'. |
