What are the customs of using flowers in China traditional culture?

The custom of using flowers can be seen from the color and quantity. The customs used in different situations are different, and some places must not be used wrong.

1. Flower Festival: Tomb-Sweeping Day, one of the most important sacrificial festivals in China, has become the most representative festival. The time is on the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox. In 2020, April 4th in the Gregorian calendar and March 12 in the lunar calendar. According to the custom, Tomb-Sweeping Day will visit the grave to offer sacrifices. What was the previous way of offering sacrifices? Burning paper? But in terms of fire safety and environmental protection, burning paper? The way of offering sacrifices has become a thing of the past, and paying homage to ancestors with flowers has become the mainstream way of mourning at present; When visiting relatives or friends after their death, they will also bring flowers, which may be bouquets or wreaths. It should be noted that the flowers used for sacrificial rites and white affairs are generally yellow and white, with white chrysanthemums, Huang Juhua and Bai Lianhua being the most common.

Second, take time to celebrate: except for special circumstances, the biggest time to celebrate in a person's life is when he gets married, which means that the married parties should support each other and join hands for life. This is a major turning point in life, so we should celebrate grandly. At this time, you need to choose flowers that can bring happiness and blessings. They need to be bright red, and roses are the most common. Besides getting married, you can choose to celebrate birthdays and some celebrations with red flowers. When visiting patients and the elderly, people usually choose warm flowers to make people look comfortable, and flowers that keep a happy mood are the most suitable. Carnations are common, and wearing some other flowers or branches in the bouquet can increase the warmth of the bouquet and be closer to nature and life.

Third, choosing the number of flowers is also a habit. 9 is often used as a symbol of eternity, so the number of flowers when proposing marriage is often inseparable from 9; 10 is a perfect symbol, which is often used in celebration; 8 and 6 are symbols of success, often used for opening ceremonies or wishing success, while other numbers are seldom used.