Carnation Botany Trademark Placename Origin & History

Carnation is a flower that originated in the Near East and has been cultivated for the last 2,000 years. It is often worn on special occasions, especially Mother's DayMother's Day is a holiday that commemorates mothers that is celebrated in many countries around the world, generally in the month of May. Mothers often receive gifts on this day. In 1973, the U. postal service was at a grid lock for 8 days because of the and weddings. Its only original colour was pinkish-hued (flesh-like or "carnal", hence the name "carnation"), but later, through cultivation, other varieties of colours -- like red and white -- appeared too. Its LatinAlternative meanings: See Latin (disambiguation Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and ma name Dianthus comes from the GreekThe Greek language ( /Elini'k{/) is an Indo-European language which has existed from around the 14th century BC in the Cretan inscriptions called Linear B. Mycenaean Greek of this period is distinguished from later Classical or Ancient Greek of the 8th ce words dios ("god") and anthos ("flower"), and was named by the Greek botanist Theopharastus.

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Carnation is also a brandThis article is about brands in marketing. For other uses, see Brand (disambiguation McDonald's, represented by the Golden Arches, is one of the world's most famous brands A brand takes the form of a symbolic construct created by a marketer to represent a of evaporated milkEvaporated milk is a form of condensed milk made from homogenized milk. Cow's milk consists of roughly 3. 5% milkfat, 8. 5% non-fat solids and 88% water. Evaporated milk has about 60% of its water removed by evaporation. By definition, evaporated milk in, known for its red and white label. The brand was acquired by NestléNestle boycott Nestle S. SWX: NESN , headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, is the world's biggest food and beverage company. Nestle's existing products extend from mineral waters to baby food to coffee and dairy products. History Nestle was founded in 1866 in 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor.

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Carnation is also a place in the Statestate is any one of the 50 states which have membership of the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U. The separate state governments and the U. federal government share sovereignty. The United States Constitution allocates power betwe of Washington in the United States of America: see Carnation, Washington.

4 Origin & History

Some scholars believe that the name "carnation" comes from "coronation" or "corone" (flower garlands), as it was one of the flowers used in Greek ceremonial crowns. Others think the name stems from the Greek carnis (flesh), which refers to the original color of the flower, or incarnacyon (incarnation), which refers to the incarnation of God made flesh.

4.1 Sentiment & Symbolism

Carnations were known as "Jove's Flower" in ancient Rome as a tribute to one of their beloved gods. In Korea, a young girl places three carnations in her hair to tell her fortune. If the top flower dies first, her last years of life will be difficult; if it is the middle flower, her earlier years will bring the most grief. Worst of all, if the bottom flower dies first, the poor girl will be miserable her whole life!

The carnation is also the symbol of the Portuguese Carnation Revolution.

4.2 Color Messages

For the most part, carnations express love, fascination, and distinction. Light red carnations represent admiration, while dark red denote deep love and affection. White carnations indicate pure love and good luck; striped symbolize a regret that a love cannot be shared. Green carnations are for St. Patrick's Day; purple carnations indicate capriciousness. Green carnations are, or were, worn by homosexuals as a semi-secret sign of their homosexuality; the allusion was to Green Carnation, a lyric from Bitter Sweet by Noël Coward:

Pretty boys, witty boys,

You may sneer

At our disintegration.

Haughty boys, naughty boys,

Dear, dear, dear!

Swooning with affectation ...

And as we are the reason

For the Nineties being gay,

We all wear a green carnation.

Pink carnations have the most symbolic and historical significance. According to Christian legend, carnations first appeared on Earth as Jesus carried the Cross. The Virgin Mary shed tears at Jesus' plight, and carnations sprang up from where her tears fell. Thus the pink carnation became the symbol of a mother's undying love, and in 1907 was chosen by Ann Jarvis as the emblem of Mother's Day, now observed in the United States and Canada on the second Sunday in May. A red carnation may be worn if one's mother is alive, and a white one if she has died.

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