Valentines Roses - Rose Colors and Traditional Rose Meanings

Roses are the traditional gift given on Valentines Day, but they're certain to be well-received any time of year. But before you buy roses, know what message you're sending.

The color of a rose can have a very different meaning from what you intend. To ensure that your love understands what the roses you bestow mean, check this guide to rose colors and their meanings:

Red Roses
Red roses proclaim "I love you." They are the ultimate symbol of romantic love and enduring passion.

Yellow Roses

Yellow roses indicate friendship and freedom -- so don't send them if your intentions are romantic and long-lasting. Yellow roses are also appropriate for sending congratulations to newlyweds, graduates, Texans, and new mothers.

Pale Pink Roses

Pale pink roses connote grace, gentleness, and gratitude.

Light Pink Roses
A joy to behold, light pink roses express fun and happiness.

White Roses
Pure white roses symbolize truth and innocence. They also send other messages: "I miss you" and "You're heavenly."

Orange Roses
Orange roses communicate enthusiasm and desire on the part of the sender.

COMBINED ROSES
Put two or more colors of roses together, and a new rose meaning arises:

White Roses + Yellow Roses
A symbol of harmony.

Red Roses + Yellow Roses
A message of happiness and celebration.

Red Roses + White Roses
An indication of bonding and harmony.

MORE ROSE SYMBOLISM
While roses are traditionally presented in bouquet form, these are also acceptable:

Single Red Rose
"I love you" (but I'm not going to go broke telling you).

Single Rose Any Color
"I thank you" (and I'm still not going to go broke saying so).

Two Roses Entwined
An engagement or marriage is imminent.

Valentine Traditions

Hundreds of years ago in England, many children dressed up as adults on Valentine's Day. They went singing from home to home. One verse they sang was:

Good morning to you, valentine;
Curl your locks as I do mine ---
Two before and three behind.
Good morning to you, valentine.

In Wales wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favourite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, "You unlock my heart!"

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the gift, it means she will marry him.

Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.

A love seat is a wide chair. It was first made to seat one woman and her wide dress. Later, the love seat or courting seat had two sections, often in an S-shape. In this way, a couple could sit together -- but not too closely!

Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.

Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have.

If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.

History of CUPID

Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bow and arrows, and piercing hearts . He is known as a mischievous, winged child armed with bow and arrows. The arrows signify desires and emotions of love, and Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and Humans, causing them to fall deeply in love. Cupid has always played a role in the celebrations of love and lovers. In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Roman's he was Cupid, and his mother was Venus.There is a very interesting story about Cupid and His mortal Bride Psyche in Roman mythology. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him.

Psyche was happy until her sisters persuaded her to look at Cupid. as soon as Psyche looked at Cupid, Cupid punished her by leaving her. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished too. Psyche found herself alone in an open field with no signs of other beings or Cupid. As she wandered trying to find her love, she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and more dangerous then the last.For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box. During her trip she was given tips onavoiding the dangers of the realm of the dead. She was also warned not to open the box. But Temptation overcame Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber.Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the deadly sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, as did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess.
Today, Cupid and his arrows have become the most popular of love signs, and love is most frequently depicted by two hearts pierced by an arrow, Cupid's arrow.

Thats love...

If you love some one because you think that he or she is really gorgeous ....

then it's not love .. it's " Infatuation "

If you love some one because you think that you shouldn't leave him because others think that you shouldn't ...

then it's not love.. it's "Compromise"

If you love some one because you have been kissed by him ...

then it's not love.. it's "Inferiority complex"

If you love some one because you cannot leave him thinking that it would hurt his feelings ...

then it's not love .. it's "Charity"

If you love some one because you share every thing with him ...

then it's not love... it's "Friendship"

BUT...

If you feel the pain of the other person more than him even when he is stable and you cry for him ...

that's "LOVE"

If you get attracted to other people but stay with him without any regrets...

that's "LOVE"

If you let him go knowing that he has to go but he doesn't want to ...

that's "LOVE"

To all girls who are at the top of the tree.. don't despair..;p

Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree.

The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead they just get the rotten apples that are on the ground, that aren't as good, but easy.

So the apples at the top think that there is something wrong with them, when in reality, they are amazing.

That is why we just have to be a little patient and the right boy, the one who takes a chance to find the good, right apple, will come someday...

MEN are sooo hard to please..

The problems with GUYS:

If u TREAT him nicely, he says u are IN LOVE with him;
If u Don't, he says u are PROUD.
If u DRESS Nicely, he says u are trying to LURE him;
If u Don't, he says u are from KAMPUNG.
If u ARGUE with him, he says u are STUBBORN;
If u keep QUIET, he says u have no BRAINS.
If u are SMARTER than him, he'll lose FACE;
If he's Smarter than u, he is GREAT.
If u don't Love him, he tries to POSSESS u;
If u Love him, he will try to LEAVE u.(very true huh?)
If u don't make love with him., he says u don't Love him;
If u do!! he says u are CHEAP.
If u tell him your PROBLEM, he says u are TROUBLESOME;
If u don't, he says that u don't TRUST him.
If u SCOLD him, u are like a NANNY to him;
If he SCOLDS u, it is because he CARES for u.
If u BREAK your PROMISE, u Cannot be TRUSTED;
If he BREAKS his, he is FORCED to do so.
If u SMOKE, u are BAD girl;
If he SMOKES, he is a GENTLEMAN.
If u do WELL in your exams, he says it's LUCK;
If he does WELL, it's BRAINS.
If u HURT him, u are CRUEL;
If he HURTS u, u are too SENSITIVE!!
& sooo hard to please!!!!!

Thats sooo true..I think guys also might agree on that!!!lol

First post 4 this year..

Hello zot tou..mo kwar bien en tas in penser mo blog in fini die..bt it nearly did..coz mo ti 4get all bout it..bt will try write sumfing frm time to time..

June 1st..

Long time didn't blog..wat to do, i wz sooo busy with exams..n it went so roughly!!lol..surtout last 2 papers..this year im expecting som resit papers.. :( ..shud hav studied more seriously!!! Bt anyway nxt yr ava met en serier..(chak fois nou dire sa mem, bt dificile met en pratik!!)lol.

Dpi lundi mo en vacances..ek p enjoy mem la.. hier ti ale zwen ban cams uni pou plan pou nou ti xcursion. Today ti ale fer shopping caudan ek yov,kevi ek harsha..mo bank account p vide..
Then later had an IQ test at SEAB..it wz a fun test..and i think i did well..:p coz i got an interview on monday..I'll tell u people later if i get the job!!

Mo p gagne faim now..ciau..

Le fameux Vendredi 13!!!

Well my friday 13th started pretty badly..had a presentation in the lab at 9hr along with 2 of my frends..n for once today i wz going to be a bit early..bt jst wen i wz on the pt of leaving home, Mr Taucoor called me n told me to chek my mails coz he jst mailed me his speech to be printed and to be brought 4 his presentation.. So, I had to switch on my pc, which takes some time and to connect to the net, dwnload the page and print it..and after doing all that i left home at 8hr20..I took a taxi to St Pierre(so that I cud get a bus quickly n try not to be too late..)and jst today all buses were overcrowded and were not taking any more people..
Wat the hell..I wz already soooo late and the slides for the presentation were wid me n not yet printed..Finally I got a bus(place deboute mem..) after waiting 4 20minutes and I reached Reduit at 9hr20 and we didnt hav time to print the slides..we had to practically run to the lab..and as soon as we reached,the grup b4 us had jst finished answering the lecturer's last question..and we had to hurry in front of the class n start the exposé..it wz nearly a fiasco..I wz trembling and I just read without making much eye contact..I wz soo tense...
But passons..had a great afternoon later, went to ébene way wid my frends..bien manzer, bwar ek window shopping..LOL..

So wat to say?? Wz it a lucky or unlucky friday 13th??

Oh Wat a night!!

So finally I've got the courage and time to start a blog..thanks to my friend Adarsh..I've always thought it wz a trivial and challenging thing to do but now I've realised how an easy task it is..Well hope i get time to do some postings from time to time(Im such a busy gal..LOL)..

This week has been a hectic one, did a graphics test which was surprisingly easy..just too bad i didnt have time revising everything sinon ti pou bien travay..Tomorro got a presentation to do on SELinux(mo regretter nou in chose such a topic....and im not even prepared, got to prepare my speech and do the slides..poor me =(